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Personal info

Full name
ALBURY, Samuel Harris
Date of birth
9 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Miami, Dade County, Florida
Hometown
Dade County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34546080
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rochefort, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 41

Immediate family

Members
Elijad H. Albury (father)
Avernie Albury (mother)
Thomas B. Albury (brother)
Charles R. Albury (brother)
John W. Albury (brother)

More information

Pvt Samuel H. Albury enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 25 Februyary 1943.

He joined his unit from a Replacement Battalion on 1 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/34546080

Photo source: Jac Engels