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VANDERSEE, Albert Lewis - Date of
birth
8 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington -
Hometown
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39322221 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
George Vandersee (father)
May A. (Ginn) Vandersee (mother)
John G. Vandersee (brother)
Elizabeth D. Vandersee (sister)
More information
Cpl Albert L. Vandersee enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 14 November 1942.He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, 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 / Choruby Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Fixitmarylou