Albino (Warash), Albert Anthony

Name and Rank; Second Lieutenant Albert Anthony Albino.

Unit/placed in; 38^th Fighter Squadron, 55^th Fighter Group.

Albert was born on April 7, 1919 in Utah.

Father, Frank Albino.

Mother, Catherine Albino.

Parents born in Italy.

Sisters, Pearl, Gloria, Angelina and Dolores Albino.

Brothers, Anthony, Joseph and Victor Albino.

Albert entered the Service from Washington with service number # O-743300.

Albert A. Albino rank/duty was a Second Lieutenant/Pilot (P-38) in the 38^th Fighter Squadron.

Albert was KIA when his plane was attacked by several fighters and he was shot down over Hoogeveen, Holland, on November 29, 1943, and he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Albert’s name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial.

Albert remains were found and they were buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.

Thanks to http://www.55th.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com