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ALBERTS, Phillip - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16063318 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Light Machine Gunner -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division,
Machine Gun Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 February 1945 - Place of
death
Gerolsteiner wald, Gerolstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Alberts (father)
Mary Alberts (mother)
Ackerman Alberts (brother)
Sadie Alberts (sister)
Fred Alberts (brother)
Emma Alberts (sister)
Andrew Alberts (brother)
Rose Alberts (sister)
Michael Alberts (brother)
Leo Alberts (brother)
Anna Alberts (sister)
More information
Pfc Phillip Alberts attended high school for one year.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 18 March 1942 and graduated from Jump School on 17 October 1942.
He had shipped overseas with the 504th aboard the George Washington, arriving at Casablanca on 10 May 1943. Alberts would go on to make three combat jumps, Sicily, Salerno and Market Garden.
Pfc Alberts would not take part in the Normandy operation as his regiment fought hard for two months in the Anzio beachhead while the balance of the 82nd prepared for D-Day in England. He would also participate in the Ardennes campaign and it was his machine guns that would provide covering fire for Companies B and C during their legendary assault at Cheneux.
He died from a shrapnel wound in the chest.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Susan Linton, WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, WW2memorial, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Steven Mrozek