Sgt. Albert August Semper
Born: 30 December 1924 – Forrest Park, Cook County, Illinois
Parents: Helmuth E. Semper & Mary Lawrence-Semper
Siblings: 2 sisters, 2 brothers
– one sister died as a child
Hometown:
– 1529 South Elgin Avenue – Forest Park, Illinois
Education:
– Field-Stevenson Grade School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1941
Employed: worked in father’s drug store
Selective Service Registration: 26 June 1942
Contact Person: H. E. Semper – father
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 23 November 1942
Serial Number: 16147553
Training:
– Fort Knox, Kentucky
Unit: 191st Tank Battalion, 34th Infantry Division
Engagements:
– Salerno – landed in September 1943
– Anzio, Italy – landed on January 1944
– Southern France – Operation Dragoon – 15 August 1944
Killed in Action:
– 16 October 1944 – Departement des Ardennes Champagne-Ardenne, France
– a shell burst over his tank as Albert sat on turret drinking tea
Buried:
– Epinal American Cemetery – Epinal (Vosges) France
Plot: B Row: 19 Grave: 51
Medals: Purple Heart
