World War II Honoree

Walter Henry Albrecht

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Amanda Dawn Barnes

Relationship

Granddaughter

PRIVATE 1ST CLASS, SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN THE U.S. ARMY BEGINNING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, WHERE HE REPORTED FOR BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING. HE TRAVELED TO ENGLAND AND THEN TO FRANCE. HE WENT TO EPINAL, FRANCE TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE INFANTRY REPLACEMENT DEPOT. HE JOINED THE 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 7TH ARMY, ON THE BATTLEFRONT IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, OPPOSITE THE AREA OF WORMS, GERMANY. IN BATTLE, HE SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN WITH A GARAND M1 RIFLE. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR. AT THE END OF THE WAR, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 7TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.