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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Simon 'Si' Albert

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pateros, Washington

Honored By

Mary Miller Marchand & LTC Charles T. Borg, USA-Ret.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED U.S. ARMY IN 1941 AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. IN 1942-1943 SERVED IN ALEUTIAN ISLAND CAMPAIGN IN ALASKA TO RECAPTURE THE ISLANDS OF ATTU AND KISKA WHICH THE JAPANESE HAD INVADED IN 1942. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS KNOWN FOR ITS EXTREME FOUL WEATHER CONDITIONS, MAKING LANDINGS BY THE INFANTRY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IN 1944 WAS TRANSFERRED TO FORT LEWIS AND SERVED IN THE MILITARY POLICE CORPS UNTIL THE END OF WAR. DISCHARGED IN 1945 HAVING EARNED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH BATTLE STAR AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.