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Personal info

Full name
MARSHALL, Albert William
Date of birth
11 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi
Hometown
Forrest County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34626984
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
784th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dinslaken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 8 20

Immediate family

Members
Marie Marshall (wife)

More information

T/4 Albert W. Marshall was a chauffeur.

He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 25 March 1943 and received training at Camp Hood, Texas.
He was of African American origin.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 748th TB, www.newspapers.com - McComb Daily Journal, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet