Joseph Alfred Albrecht

Age: 28
Branch: USN
Rank(s): SN, MM1
Unit(s): UDT21, UDT22, ST2
Station: South Vietnam

Fallen on: 02 Aug 1968
Location: Chau Doc, South Vietnam
Era: Vietnam
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Medals & Commendations: 

Hometown: Belle Plain, MN

Details:
On August 2, 1968, MM1 Albrecht was participating in a combat sweep in Chau Doc Province, RVN when he detonated a booby-trapped grenade. Albrecht suffered massive internal injuries and was evacuated to the sick bay facilities aboard the barracks ship USS Colleton (APB-36). Despite emergency life-saving treatment, Albrecht succumbed to his injuries.