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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Albert Lawrence
Date of birth
23 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Jerome, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33573100
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
Moyenvic, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 30 34

Immediate family

Members
James I. Thomas (father)
Anna (Bollman) Thomas (mother)
James Thomas (brother)
Etta M. Thomas (sister)
Mary Thomas (sister)
Charles Thomas (brother)
Dalton E. Thomas (brother)
Melvin R. Thomas (brother)

More information

Pfc Albert L. Thomas was employed at the Portage Kittanborg Coal Company before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 16 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / Nemitz Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - noneneeded