Albert was the son of John Bland and Grace Helen Boxall. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and retired on May 31, 1957 as a Master Sergeant. Al was a prisoner of war for three and a half years and was a participant and survivor of the Bataan Death March. On June 24, 1988, President Reagan presented him the Prisoner of War Medal; he was already the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. He was a member of the Shiner Boumi Temple and the Masons. He was also the past National Commander of the American ex-Prisoner of War, a past commander of V.F.W in Joppa, and a past Grand Tall Cedar.
Albert was the son of John Bland and Grace Helen Boxall. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and retired on May 31, 1957 as a Master Sergeant. Al was a prisoner of war for three and a half years and was a participant and survivor of the Bataan Death March. On June 24, 1988, President Reagan presented him the Prisoner of War Medal; he was already the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. He was a member of the Shiner Boumi Temple and the Masons. He was also the past National Commander of the American ex-Prisoner of War, a past commander of V.F.W in Joppa, and a past Grand Tall Cedar.
Gravesite Details
Interment date 9-15-2003. MSGT US Air Force. Veteran Service Dates from 04-30-1937 to 05-31-1957. Information extracted from the National Cemetery Administration's National Gravesite Locator. http://www.cem.va.gov/
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