Afflerbach, Alfred Herman Paulus

Rank and Name, Technician Fifth Grade Alfred H. Afflenbach.

Unit/Placed, 473^rd (Combat Regiment) Infantry Regiment.

Alfred was born on Oct. 5, 1912 in Yorktown, Dewitt County, Texas.

Father, George William Afferbach.

Mother, Helena L. (Borchardt) Afferbach.

Sisters, Martha Elizabeth and Meta Olivia Afferbach.

Brothers, Henry Gottfried, William August, Ernest Herman and Otto C. E. Affelbach.

Alfred enlisted the Army in Ft. Sam Houston, Texas on March 18, 1942 with service number # 38093360.

Alfred’s rank/duty was a Technician Fifth Grade in the 473^rd Infantry Regiment.

Alfred died non battle during the Transport to Port Lyautey, North Africa when the plane got Engine Trouble, both got on fire and they tried to make a landng in the Tyrrhenian Sea, the sea was to rough and demolished the plane, on Aug. 1 , 1945, he is honored with a Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

The Soldiers also on the plane as passenger and got MIA where,

2^nd Lt. Joseph M. Johnson 563th Bomber Group

S/Sgt. Leslie M. Caraway 7^th Replacement Depot

S/Sgt. Hayden N. Half 7^th Replacement Depot

S/Sgt. Nathaniel Hendrix 7^th Replacement Depot

Sgt. Elinga T. Eaton 7^th Replacement Depot

T4. Paul C. Harzheim 7^th Replacement Depot

Cpl. Norbert J. Andrews 7^th Replacement Depot

T5. Alfred H. Afflerbach 7^th Replacement Depot

Pfc. Pedro G. Garcia 7^th Replacement Depot

Pfc. John J. Hardy 7^th Replacement Depot

Pvt. Manuel V. Barrientes 7^th Replacement Depot

Pvt. Woodrow W. Boyels 7^th Replacement Depot

T4. John L. Porter Jr. 7^th Replacement Depot

Alfred is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.
Tablets of the Missing.

Alfred also has a Memorial Grave at Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery

Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA.

Thanks to Wikiwand http://www.wikiwand.com/en/473rd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJ6H-XG9

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com 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