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Personal info

Full name
SEMPER, Albert August
Date of birth
30 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16147553
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
191st Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Brovelieures, Rambervillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 19 51

Immediate family

Members
Helmuth E. Semper (father)
Lila J. (Lawrence) Semper (mother)
Mary L. Semper (sister)
Betty J. Semper (sister)
Herbert E. Semper (brother)
Warren Semper (brother)

More information

Sgt Albert A. Semper was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 23 November 1942.

He was killed in action by a shell burst at canopy level while drinking a cup of tea on the top of his tank.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Brinas Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Misty