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World War I (1914-1918)

Alfred Peter Bramer was born in Russia, on August 2, 1892. By 1910, he was living in the city of Schenectady, and before entering the military, he worked for General Electric.


On March 30, 1917, Alfred enlisted in the United States Army. He was a sergeant first class serving with Company E, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On May 17, 1918, Alfred was sent overseas aboard the U.S. Army troopship USS President Grant. On October 17, 1918, he was killed in battle during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry


 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

 

For the Fallen 

Laurence Binyon