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Personal info

Full name
VERTNER, Albert William
Date of birth
7 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Weiser, Washington County, Idaho
Hometown
Weiser, Washington County, Idaho

Military service

Service number
39921850
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Grevels-Brésil, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 7 11

Immediate family

Members
Arthur W. Vertner (father)
Rosa B. (Pierce) Vertner (mother)
John H. Vertner (brother)
Loren D. Vertner (brother)
Eugene R. Vertner (brother)
Neva L. (Jones) Vertner (1st wife)
Loucinda R. Vertner (daughter)
Sidonia C. (Rochr) Vertner (2nd wife)

More information

S/Sgt Albert W. Vertner worked on Roy Brent farm before he enlisted in Boise, Idaho on 19 October 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / C. Redman Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Oregon State Marriages, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten