PARAMARINES Potts, Albert Bernard, Jr.

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Potts​

• FORENAME

Albert Bernard, Jr.​

• UNIT

1st Parachute Battalion (Company C)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

480263​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th April 1943​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 15.01.1922, Rock Island, Illinois, USA​

father Albert Bernard Potts (1881-1962)​

mother Mary E. (nee Goetz) Potts (1886-1937)​

attended St. Joseph's High School​

employed by Deere & Co.​

29.06.1942 draft card Illinois (shows DOB 23.01.1922)​

07.10.1942 entered service​

20.04.1943 injured in Parachute Jump​

Died from injuries 31st Station Hospital, Noumea, New Caledonia​

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