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Personal info

Full name
STEWART, Albert Carl
Date of birth
28 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Kern County, California

Military service

Service number
39585371
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Near Rath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 15 21

Immediate family

Members
James M. Stewart (father)
Sindy J. Stewart (mother)
Alvie Stewart (brother)
Bonnie E. Stewart (wife)
Linda Stewart (daughter)

More information

Pfc Albert C. Stewart attended school at Arvin and Bakersfield High School and was employed by the Griffith Construction Company.

He enlisted at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California on 8 May 1944. He served with the infantry about a year and had been overseas only two months.

Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspaperarchive.com - Bakersfield Californian, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, www.newspaperarchive.com - Bakersfield Californian