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Personal info

Full name
CHAPMAN, Albert Creston
Date of birth
5 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Hometown
Rutherford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34777996
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 26

Immediate family

Members
William M. Chapman (father)
Ellen Chapman (mother)
Thomas H. Chapman (brother)
Wilbur Chapman (brother)
Paul G. Chapman (brother)
Pauline Chapman (sister)
Ray J. Chapman (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet