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Full name
IRISH, Albert James
Date of birth
June 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York
Hometown
Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York

Military service

Service number
32933608
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 1 5

Immediate family

Members
Earl L. Irish (father)
Mary E. (Warner) Irish (mother)
Harry G. Irish (brother)
Doris N. Irish (sister)
Ruth G. Irish (half-sister)
Bernice L. (Sears) Irish (wife)
Marlene Irish (daughter)

More information

Sgt Albert J. Irish was married to Bernice Louise Sears on 3 October 1936 in Forestville, New York.

He attended high school for 2 years and was employed by the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Plant before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 3 June 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / New York State Birth Index 1881-1942 / New York State Marriage Index 1881-1967
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, John Andrew Prime