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KEDELL, Albert J - Date of
birth
30 July 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33187278 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
592nd Field Artillery Battalion,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
13 August 1945 - Place of
death
Namur, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 21 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Kryscio (stepfather)
Veronica (Kasnikowski) Kryscio (mother)
Johnie Kedell (brother)
Veronica Kryscio (stepsister)
John Kryscio (stepbrother)
Sophie Kryscio (stepsister)
Florence Kryscio (stepsister)
Mary A. (Ceador) Kedell (wife)
Ann M. Kedell (daughter)
More information
Pvt Albert J. Kedell attended Minersville High School and was a miner.He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 29 July 1942 and first was assigned to the Army Air Corps with which he trained in Miami, Florida, Hondo and San Marcos, Texas. Later he was transferred to the ground forces.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Pottsville Republican - 30 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Pottsville Republican - 30 August 1945