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Balliet Alfred

Monuments

Rock Force Memorial

 

Name:
Alfred Balliet
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1945-02-21
State:
South Dakota
Cemetery:
Trail City Cemetery, Trail City, South Dakota
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Alfred Balliet was born on June 6, 1919. He was the son of Jacob Adam Balliet and Dorothea Strobel Balliet. Alfred served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Private First Class during World War II. He died on February 21, 1945 at the age of 25 during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Trail City Cemetery, Trail City, Corson County, South Dakota, USA.