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Personal info

Full name
ALBRIGHT, Bertram
Date of birth
17 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13077004
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 26

Immediate family

Members
George Albright (father)
Anna M. Stearn (mother)

More information

Pvt Bertram Albright was a typesetter.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 20 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Jac Engels, Storiesbehindthestars.org