Name:
Jerome "Jerry" Albom
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
33066274
Unit:
813th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-08-23
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
N
Row:
2
Grave:
24
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Jerome "Jerry" Albom was born on February 18, 1917, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Aaron Harry Albom and Ida Albom.
Jerome resided in Baltimore, Maryland, prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on September 5, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Retail manager and also as Married.
Jerome served served in the 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 23, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin in France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov