Records for Albert M Riedl (33919625) - 83rd Infantry Division Documents

Name	Riedl, Albert M
Rank	Private
Army Serial #	33919625
State	Pennsylvania
Date of death	1944-12-13
Plot, Row, Grave	G, 2, 42
Cemetery	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps
Role	MOS 746 Automatic Rifleman
Unit	B Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards

Additional information
Private Riedl's full name is Albert Michael Riedl. The picture is donated by his daughter Carol Riedl Higgs. Private Riedl was a member of B Company. The morning report for August 19, 1944 on page 33 and 34 lists him joining the unit from the 53rd Replacement Battalion on August 17, 1944. The morning report for December 18, 1944 on page 27 lists him as killed in action on December 13, 1944. Erwin Derhaag pointed me to a newspaper article from the The Pittsburg Press 15 January 1945. From this article partially qouted: Pvt. Albert M Riedl, 26, was killed in action Dec. 13 in Europe, while serving w ith the First Army Infantry. He had been in service for 11 months of which five were spent overseas. The article can be seen below.

Morning reports
1944-08-19	PVT	Assigned and joined from 53rd Replacement Battalion as of August 17, 1944	745	B / 331	view page
1944-12-18	PVT	Killed in action on December 13, 1944	746	B / 331	view page

General Orders
GO #	Rank	Award	Page
331 / 1944 / #13	PVT	Combat Infantry Badge awarded on September 1, 1944 for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France.	view page