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BARBEE, Albert - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34189426 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Erfstadt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Doshie L. Dill (mother)
More information
Albert Barbee worked in a metal factory.He enlisted at Fort Oghlethorpe, Georgia on 20 February 1942.
He awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for gallantry in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten