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Private Albert L Whitby

Name Albert L Whitby
Rank Private
Army Serial # 33519091
State Virginia
Date of death 1944-07-29
Plot, Row, Grave D, 24, 27
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 521 Basic
Unit HQ Plt, D Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Private Albert Whitby is listed in the memoirs of Capt. Harry C. Gravelyn, Co. D, 331st as a member of the HQ Platoon in July 1944.

The 331st Casualty Report (page 3, #115) for 1944 lists Pvt. Whitby as member of D Co. The morning report for August 2, 1944 on page 2 shows him killed in action on July 29, 1944. Page 2 can be seen here.
Grave Soldier
Albert L Whitby (33519091) Albert L Whitby (33519091)


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