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Personal info

Full name
MCBRIDE, Albert E
Date of birth
4 December 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13080057
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Besançon, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 9 50

Immediate family

Members
Albert McBride (father)
Margaret McBride (mother)
Margaret McBride (sister)
Edward McBride (brother)
Reginia McBride (sister)

More information

Sgt Albert E. McBride attended high school for two years and was employed by Penna R. R. when he voluntary enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 June 1942.

He was killed in action by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy