According to the 1930 U.S. Census, Albert Lehett was born ca. November 1926 in Pennsylvania. At the time of the census his family resided in Sharon (Mercer County), PA.
Albert enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 10, 1943. The enlistment date may be significant to his birth date as he would have turned 17 that same month.
At some time he volunteered for parachutist duty and was sent to Ft Benning, GA for jump school where he completed the required five jumps to become a qualified parachutist.
He was then assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment on 18 September 1944 as a replacement for losses the regiment suffered in Normandy.
On December 18, 1944 the regiment was called upon to immediately move to the Ardennes in Belgium where the now famous Battle of The Bulge was about to begin. The fighting was little more than a week old when Albert was killed in action in the Basse-Bordeux area.
He was initially interred in the temporary cemetery at Henri Chapelle (Plot QQ-1-63) on December 29, 1944. After the war ended the family elected to have his remains returned home.
The following newspaper article documents his return.
PLAN MILITARY FUNERALS FOR 2 SHARON HEROES
Sharon, Pa., Nov. 25--Military funerals have been arranged for two Sharon men who lost their lives in Europe and whose bodies arrived here today.
Services for Sgt. Eugene Sheehan will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. The body is at Hall Funeral Home.
Services for Pvt. Albert Lehett will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. The body is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lehett of 761 Cedar Ave.
The bodies, first to arrive in Sharon, were met at the train by a military escort from the American Legion Post.
[The Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, November 25, 1947, Page Six (internet edition)]
Albert enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 10, 1943. The enlistment date may be significant to his birth date as he would have turned 17 that same month.
At some time he volunteered for parachutist duty and was sent to Ft Benning, GA for jump school where he completed the required five jumps to become a qualified parachutist.
He was then assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment on 18 September 1944 as a replacement for losses the regiment suffered in Normandy.
On December 18, 1944 the regiment was called upon to immediately move to the Ardennes in Belgium where the now famous Battle of The Bulge was about to begin. The fighting was little more than a week old when Albert was killed in action in the Basse-Bordeux area.
He was initially interred in the temporary cemetery at Henri Chapelle (Plot QQ-1-63) on December 29, 1944. After the war ended the family elected to have his remains returned home.
The following newspaper article documents his return.
PLAN MILITARY FUNERALS FOR 2 SHARON HEROES
Sharon, Pa., Nov. 25--Military funerals have been arranged for two Sharon men who lost their lives in Europe and whose bodies arrived here today.
Services for Sgt. Eugene Sheehan will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. The body is at Hall Funeral Home.
Services for Pvt. Albert Lehett will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. The body is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lehett of 761 Cedar Ave.
The bodies, first to arrive in Sharon, were met at the train by a military escort from the American Legion Post.
[The Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, November 25, 1947, Page Six (internet edition)]
According to the 1930 U.S. Census, Albert Lehett was born ca. November 1926 in Pennsylvania. At the time of the census his family resided in Sharon (Mercer County), PA.
Albert enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 10, 1943. The enlistment date may be significant to his birth date as he would have turned 17 that same month.
At some time he volunteered for parachutist duty and was sent to Ft Benning, GA for jump school where he completed the required five jumps to become a qualified parachutist.
He was then assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment on 18 September 1944 as a replacement for losses the regiment suffered in Normandy.
On December 18, 1944 the regiment was called upon to immediately move to the Ardennes in Belgium where the now famous Battle of The Bulge was about to begin. The fighting was little more than a week old when Albert was killed in action in the Basse-Bordeux area.
He was initially interred in the temporary cemetery at Henri Chapelle (Plot QQ-1-63) on December 29, 1944. After the war ended the family elected to have his remains returned home.
The following newspaper article documents his return.
PLAN MILITARY FUNERALS FOR 2 SHARON HEROES
Sharon, Pa., Nov. 25--Military funerals have been arranged for two Sharon men who lost their lives in Europe and whose bodies arrived here today.
Services for Sgt. Eugene Sheehan will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. The body is at Hall Funeral Home.
Services for Pvt. Albert Lehett will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. The body is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lehett of 761 Cedar Ave.
The bodies, first to arrive in Sharon, were met at the train by a military escort from the American Legion Post.
[The Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, November 25, 1947, Page Six (internet edition)]
Albert enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 10, 1943. The enlistment date may be significant to his birth date as he would have turned 17 that same month.
At some time he volunteered for parachutist duty and was sent to Ft Benning, GA for jump school where he completed the required five jumps to become a qualified parachutist.
He was then assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment on 18 September 1944 as a replacement for losses the regiment suffered in Normandy.
On December 18, 1944 the regiment was called upon to immediately move to the Ardennes in Belgium where the now famous Battle of The Bulge was about to begin. The fighting was little more than a week old when Albert was killed in action in the Basse-Bordeux area.
He was initially interred in the temporary cemetery at Henri Chapelle (Plot QQ-1-63) on December 29, 1944. After the war ended the family elected to have his remains returned home.
The following newspaper article documents his return.
PLAN MILITARY FUNERALS FOR 2 SHARON HEROES
Sharon, Pa., Nov. 25--Military funerals have been arranged for two Sharon men who lost their lives in Europe and whose bodies arrived here today.
Services for Sgt. Eugene Sheehan will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. The body is at Hall Funeral Home.
Services for Pvt. Albert Lehett will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church. The body is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lehett of 761 Cedar Ave.
The bodies, first to arrive in Sharon, were met at the train by a military escort from the American Legion Post.
[The Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, November 25, 1947, Page Six (internet edition)]
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