Albright, Virgil James

Rank and Name, Radioman Third Class Virgil James Albright.

Unit/Placed, USS Dorada (SS-248) Submarine, United States Naval Reserve.

Virgil was born on April 16, 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Father, Virgil Garman Albright.

Mother, Marie J. (McNally) Albright.

Sister, Anna Marie, Theresa M. and Eileen Albright.

Brother, John Henry, Howard Regis, James and Joseph Albright.

Virgil enlisted the Navy in Pennsylvania with service number # 6527064.

Virgil rank/duty was a Radioman Third Class on-board the USS Dorado (SS-248).

Virgil J. Albright died when the Sub sunk on a transfer mission, possibly by a German mine or U.S. Aircraft, near Cuba , on Oct. 12, 1943, and he is honored with the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.

Virgil is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan,

New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.

Tablets of the Missing.

Thanks to http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/albright-v-j.htm

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GNHF-G9T

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.