NAME: Alvin W. Siegfriedt
ASN: Enlisted - 32113320, Officer - O-1283333
PLACE OF BIRTH:??, NY
DATE OF BIRTH: ?? ??? 1919
DATES OF SERVICE: 14 Apr 1941 - ?? ??? ????
UNIT ASSIGNED: Light Machine Gun Platoon, HHC 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Naples - Foggia, Anzio, Rome - Arno, Southern France
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge with two combat jump stars, Combat Infantryman Badge, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and three campaign stars, Distinguished (Presidential) Unit Citation, WWII Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
14 Apr 1941 - Enlisted at Jamaica, NY - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 32113320 | 32113320 |
| NAME | SIEGFRIEDT#ALVIN#W###### | SIEGFRIEDT#ALVIN#W###### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 23 | NEW YORK |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 059 | NASSAU |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 2349 | JAMAICA NEW YORK |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 14 | 14 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 04 | 04 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 0 | Undefined Code |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | # | Undefined Code |
| NATIVITY | 23 | NEW YORK |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 19 | 19 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 7 | 3 years of college |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 138 | Stock clerks |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0467 | 0467 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 3.189 | 3.189 |
25 Mar 1943 - 2nd Lt. Alvin W. Siegfriedt O-1283333 SO 27 Special Service Officer
14 Sep 1943 - 1st Lt. Alvin W. Siegfriedt ASN: O-1283333 Unit: 2nd Bn, 509th PIR Participated in Operation GIANT III the airborne invasion of Avellino, Italy. Naples-Foggia, Combat Jump Star
22 Jan 1944 - Participated in Operation Shingle the Amphibious landings at Anzio, Italy
10 Apr 1944 - 1st Lt. Alvin W. Siegfriedt ASN: O-1283333 Unit: HHC 509th PIB GO 5 The following named Officers and Enlisted Men of Companies indicated having fulfilled all requirements as set forth in Par #3. a and b, Section I, WD Circular #269, dated 27 October 1943, are hereby announced as Combat Infantrymen and are entitled to wear the badge as specified in WD Circular above.
14 Apr 1944 - Wrote letter to Mr. M. M. Wood in Washington D.C. from APO 464 (Caserta, Italy) talked about being sick with a cold
17 Jul 1944 - 1st Lt. Alvin W. Siegfriedt ASN: O-1283333 Unit: 509th PIB SO 51 Assigned as Class "A" Agent Finance Officer for HHC
15 Aug 1944 - 1st Lt. Alvin W. Siegfriedt ASN: O-1283333 Unit: Hq Co 509th PIB, 24 Jul 1944 Listed on jump manifest for Operation DRAGOON (RUGBY) Airborne invasion of Southern France, Combat Jump Star, Bn Plane 13, Hq Co Plane 4 Seat 6
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