Albert, Edgar Joseph

Name and Rank, First Lieutenant Edgar J. Alberts.

Unit/placed in, 351^st Fighter Squadron, 353^rd Fighter Group.

Edgar was born on May 3 1915 Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine.

Father, Maxine J. Albert.

Born in Canada.

Mother, Elise (Nadeau) Albert.

Sisters, Jeanette, Irene, Msrtha Y. and Doris B. Albert.

Brothers, Louis E., Clade A. and Gerald P. Albert.

Edgar entered the service from Hartford, Connecticut in Sep. 5, 1941 with service number # 31051916.

Edgar J. Albert rank/duty was a First Lieutenant/Pilot (P-47) in the 353^rd Fighter Group.

Edgar J. Albert was Killed in Action during an bomber escort where he was attacked by numerous German FW 190 , on Feb. 5, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with5 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal..

Edgar J. Albert is mentioned/buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-James, Department de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Thanks to http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/296

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com