Co. K, 264th Inf. Reg.
66th Inf. Div.
World War II
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Sgt. Albert James Via
Frostburg, Md.
Drafted August 1941
Discharged June 1946 |
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Served in Europe
Ft. Monroe, Va. (boot)
Camp Davis, NY
England
SS Leopoldville, Cherbourg
St. Nazaire, France
Camp Rucker, Ala.
On board the SS Leopoldville when torpedoed off the French coast on Christmas Eve, 1944. His primary duty was company cook, mess sargent. Saw action during a routine patrol near St. Nazaire, France. Wounded in left pinky during the war. |
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