Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Stayton, Oregon
Honored By
All 9 Of His Children
STAFF SERGEANT ALBERT BASL SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER (PHILIPPINES AND NEW GUINEA) AS A TANK MECHANIC WITH THE 658TH AMPHIBIOUS TANK BATTALION. HE EARNED THE MARKSMANSHIP BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS NOTABLE SERVICE IN WARTIME. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED JANUARY 8, 1946.