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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Earl Albert

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

McAlester, Oklahoma

Honored By

Betty Jo & Jess Hay

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JOINED PARATROOPERS IN 1942 AND RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP MCCALL, NORTH CAROLINA AND PARACHUTE TRAINING AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. SPENT TWO YEARS IN PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS: NEW GUINEA, LEYTE, LUZON, PHILIPPINES. SHORT STAY IN OKINAWA AND THREE MONTHS WITH OCCUPATION TROOPS IN JAPAN. DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946. 457TH PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY UNIT, 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION.