Name:
Albert Allen Abel
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
37682990
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-04
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Plot:
Section B
Row:
Grave:
Site 2191-C
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Albert Allen Abel was born on September 26, 1922, in Ness City, Ness County, Kansas. He was the son of Alonzo Elbert "Lon" Abel and Margaret Mabel "Maggie" Reynolds Abel.
Albert served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 4, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Pvt Abel is now buried in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA.