Database 83rd Infantry Division

Alfred L Baldwin (34855022)

Name Baldwin, Alfred L
Rank Private
Army Serial # 34855022
State North Carolina
Date of death 1944-08-09
Plot, Row, Grave M, 2, 19
Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 745 Rifleman
Unit E Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
Private Baldwin was a member of E Company. The morning report for July 17, 1944 on page 22 and 23 list him joining the unit from the 86th Replacement Battalion on July 18, 1944.

The morning report for August 15, 1944 on page 21 lists him as missing in action on August 7, 1944. The morning report for November 6, 1944 on page 6 corrects this last entry to being KIA on August 15, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-17 PVT Assigned and joined from 86th Replacement Battalion as of July 18, 1944 745 E / 331 view page
1944-08-15 PVT Missing in action as of August 7, 1944 745 E / 331 view page
1944-11-06 PVT Killed in action on August 9, 1944, which corrects MR of August 15, 1944 745 E / 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.

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