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PADILLA, Albert C - Date of
birth
6 February 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California -
Hometown
Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39588731 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kehmen, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 75 |
Immediate family
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Members
Santos Padilla (father)
Minnie R. (Ruiz) Padilla (mother)
Ernest Padilla (brother)
Theresa F. Padilla (wife)
Arturo Padilla (son)
More information
Pvt Albert C. Padilla attended the James A. Garfield High School in Los Angeles and was employed as a welder at the Alhambra Foundry before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 7 June 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Marriage Records / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Padilla Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, James A. Garfield High School 1935