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Personal info

Full name
LAMBERT, Frederick E
Date of birth
3 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Delaware County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-1285067
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Erberish-Langendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 5 7

Immediate family

Members
John J. Lambert (father)
Marjorie (Eberlin) Lambert (mother)
John Lambert (brother)

More information

Frederick Lambert graduated from high school in 1937.

He joined the National Guard in October 1940 ans was selected for officer training and on completion the course at the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia.

On 14 October 1944, he was wounded when shrapnel from mortar fire hit him in the face and shoulder, but after a short convalescence, he was returned to duty.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.comwww.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: www.fold3.com, Thomas Drew