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DUBOURG, Alfred Emile Jr - Date of
birth
22 December 1924 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38497957 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred E. Dubourg Sr. (father)
Angele Dubourg (mother)
More information
Pfc Alfred E. Dubourg graduated from Mandeville High School with the class of May 1943.He enlisted in September 1943, and was sent to the Army Special Training Program in Auburn, Alabama for two months.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – J.C. Daughtery, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - St. Tammany Farmer - 5 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - New Orleans States-Item - 25 January 1945