Name:
Albert Townsend
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
7070168
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
4
Grave:
31
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Albert Townsend entered the military service in New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.