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Personal info

Full name
SHLAY, Albert
Date of birth
14 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36745427
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
South of Gut Merberich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 17 46

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Shlay (father)
Rose Shlay (mother)
Beatrice (Faitell) Shlay (sister)

More information

Pfc Albert Shlay was a violin virtuoso and was noted as a "Ýoung Heifetz" in his high school yearbook.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, ABMC / WWII Memorial, National Archives, Chicago Daily, Paul Kaplan, www.ancestry.com - Cook County Illinois Birth Index / 1930/1940 Census / WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / Faitell Family Tree

Photo source: Paul Kaplan, Caroline Oliver, www.findagrave.com - Ralph Peeters