Albert Oss-East Orange, NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 44.892 W 074° 12.540
18T E 566777 N 4511106
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chancellorsville, VA on May 3, 1863. He is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, NJ in Section H, Soldiers Plot, Lot 137, Grave 4.
Waymark Code: WM1038X
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2019
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He was born in 1818 in Belgium and died on December 18, 1898 in East Newark, NJ. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: OSS, ALBERT
• Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 11th New Jersey Infantry
• Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863
• Entered service at: Newark, N.J.
• Date of issue: 6 May 1892
Citation: Remained in the rifle pits after the others had retreated, firing constantly, and contesting the ground step by step.
Armed Service: Army
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