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EMIG, Albert Benjamin - Date of
birth
7 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
York County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33842446 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Injuries - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Stuttgart, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Howard M. Emig (father)
Anna I. (Fetrow) Emig (mother)
Biography
Albert Benjamin Emig was the fifth generation of his father’s family to live at the Emig family homestead, in Hellam, York County, Pennsylvania. The farm, known as Brook Leaf Farm, was inherited by his great grandfather, Eli Emig, in 1843, from his father, John Emig. Durng Albert’s lifetime, the farm was a successful dairy farm. Although the house is still standing, in 2017, with Albert’s death in WW II, the Emig heritage of the farm died with him. Albert, the only child of Howard M. Emig, was killed the week following his 19th Birthday. He was the valedictorian of his high school graduation class.More information
Pfc Albert B. Emig enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 29 February 1944.He attended high school for 4 years and worked on the family farm before he enlisted.
He was taken prisoner of war and died in a hospital in Stuttgart, probably a few days later.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, Anthea de Forest Mellon, cousin
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