Name:
Edgar J. Albert
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-793477
Unit:
351st Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-02-05
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
B
Row:
9
Grave:
13
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:
Edgar J. Albert joined the U.S. military from Connecticut. He served as a First Lieutenant in World War II. Pilot of the P-47 Thunderbird Serial Number 42-75161 YJP that took off from air station 366 in Metfield, Suffolk, UK on a bomber escort mission over France. Shot down in aerial combat at 1245. He was killed on February, 5, 1944. 1LT Albert was initially buried in the temporary American Cemetery in Villeneuve-sur-Auvers. He is currently buried in the Brittany American Cemetery in Saint-James, France.