Albert Castro
NAME: Albert Castro
ASN: 39709601
PLACE OF BIRTH: AZ
DATE OF BIRTH: 1925?
DATES OF SERVICE:
UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Ardennes-Alsace
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
No NARA WWII Enlistment Record
Albert Castro Wounded left in Truck Ardennes page 318 Book Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
Pvt. 39709601 509 * & ** CAL
Captured near Malempre, Belgium – ( The Battle of the Bulge ) 25 December 1944
Held by Germany – Stalag 4B Muhlberg, Sachsen
Area 77 European Theatre:Belgium
25 Dec 1944 - POW Record
SERIAL NUMBER 39709601
NAME CASTRO ALBERT
GRADE, ALPHA Private
GRADE CODE Cadet, USMA or Chief Warrant Officer or Private or Apprentice, Seaman
SERVICE CODE ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 25
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 12
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 1944
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Parachute Infantry
PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0509
PARENT UNIT TYPE Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops
AREA European Theatre: Belgium
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 12
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 05
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 1945
SOURCE OF REPORT Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER GERMANY
CAMP Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13
12 May 1945 - Repatriated
05 Aug 1946 - Renlistment Record
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 39709601
NAME CASTRO ALBERT
RESIDENCE: STATE CALIFORNIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY LOS ANGELES
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 05
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 08
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 46
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION Private
GRADE: CODE Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE No branch assignment
TERM OF ENLISTMENT Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Undefined Code
NATIVITY ARIZONA
YEAR OF BIRTH 25
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP Others, citizen
EDUCATION 1 year of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
MARITAL STATUS Single, with dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER 9
BOX NUMBER 1464
FILM REEL NUMBER 7.35#
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