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Personal info

Full name
MERWEDE, Albert K
Date of birth
4 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32920172
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nijmegen, Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 4 10

Immediate family

Members
Arthur F. Merwede (father)
Elzina Merwede (mother)
Frederick L. Merwede (brother)
Irene M. Merwede (sister)
Alfred Merwede (brother)
Theresa Merwede (sister)
Dorothy O. (Russell) Merwede (sister)
John W. Merwede (brother)

More information

Pfc Albert K. Merwede enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 4 May 1943.

His family immigrated from Delft, the Netherlands.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jo JM Voncken