Albert Frank Dent
Washington, District of Columbia
Born November 19, 1929
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Service Number 1040793
Killed in Action
Died November 28, 1950 in Korea
Private First Class Dent was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on November 28, 1950. Private First Class Dent was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
DENT, ALBERT FRANK
- PFC USMCR E CO, 2ND BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV
- VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
- DATE OF BIRTH: 11/19/1929
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/28/1950
- DATE OF INTERMENT: 10/18/1955
- BURIED AT: SECTION 31 SITE 2086
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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