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NAME Edward Adrian Albrecht |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 293086 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD South Haven, MI |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, John & Anna Albrecht |
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| DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1921 at Chicago, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE August 27, 1940 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Edward A. Albrecht was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Albrecht’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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Eddie was my great Uncle. His sister Jennie Beville was my grandmother.