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SHULL, Alfred Mason - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Tarrant County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1297265 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 18 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar L. Shull (father)
Myrtle M. (McCartney) Shull (mother)
Abe Shull (brother)
Clarence Shull (brother)
James Shull (brother)
Ida M. (Holmes) Shull (wife)
More information
1st Lt Alfred M. Shull graduated from Arlington High School before he joined the National Guard at Fort Worth, Texas on 25 November 1940.He was previously wounded by shrapnel in September 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1930/1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Linda Shull