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Personal info

Full name
WEIN, Albert
Date of birth
14 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
35880328
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Near Merzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 35 23

Immediate family

Members
Jack Wein (father)
Rose Wein (mother)
Freida Wein (sister)

More information

Pfc Albert Wein attended high school for three years and was a mechanic and an airplane repairman at the United States Government Army Air Company before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 20 November 1943.

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 / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
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