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Personal info

Full name
DAYS, Albert Arnold "Buddy"
Date of birth
16 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan
Hometown
New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36978589
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Waldhambach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 5 18

Immediate family

Members
Guy Days (father)
Ophelia (Porter) Days (mother)
Dorothy R. Days (sister)
Thelma Days (sister)
Edwin C. Days (brother)
Charles F. Days (brother)
Mildred E. Days (sister)
Minnie E. Days (sister)

More information

Pvt Albert A. Days enlisted on 12 May 1944, a few days after his graduation from New Buffalo High School 1944. He was sent overseas on 11 October 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Rumell Kuhn Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The News Palladium 30 December 1944
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