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MATHER, Alexander McNair - Date of
birth
10 January 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Albany, Albany County, New York -
Hometown
Albany County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1289456 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adrian W. Mather (father)
Jessie (McNair) Mather (mother)
Adrian W. Mather (brother)
Prudence B. Mather (sister)
Charlotte (Gibson) Mather (wife)
Alexander M. Mather Jr. (son)
More information
1st Lt Alexander M. Mather enlisted in Albany, New York on 6 January 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Tim Mabee, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com – John Smolarek, www.ancestry.com – Mather Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Douglass Mather Mabee