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Personal info

Full name
STEELE, Albert Vernon
Date of birth
18 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32559130
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Moivrons, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 20 38

Immediate family

Members
Albert S. Steele (father)
Pearl L. (Luke) Steele (mother)
Ralph D. Steele (brother)
Irene L. Steele (sister)
Jean E. Steele (sister)
Allen E. Steele (brother)

More information

Pvt Albert V. Steele was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 28 September 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com- Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Susan, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Susan / Linda