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Personal info

Full name
FILBURN, Norbert G
Date of birth
28 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Ilion, Herkimer County, New York
Hometown
Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York

Military service

Service number
42087974
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
355th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 May 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 21 21

Immediate family

Members
George J. Filburn (father)
Lucy P. Filburn (mother)

More information

Pfc Norbert G. Filburn enlisted on 11 March 1944 and after training at Camp Croft, South Carolina and Camp Buttner, North Carolina he was send overseas in January 1945. Also a cousin and two uncles are in service. A month prior his death Norbert G. Filburn was seen on a picture in a newsreel by his parents. He graduated from Draper High School in January 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://fultonhistory.com - Schenectady Gazette, Monday 28th May 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Draper High School Yearbook 1943