Albert Wilbur Nyberg
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
NYBERG, Albert Wilbur
Albert Wilbur Nyberg was born on March 27th 1921 to William Robert & Esther C. [Norton] Nyberg in Cokato, Minnesota.
Mr. Nyberg was inducted into the Army Air Corps, on November 25th 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Sergeant and a dope and fabric mechanic with the 42nd Air Service Squadron of the 329th Air Service Group in India Burma.
SGT Nyberg was awarded the following:
- Good Conduct Medal,
- American Campaign Medal,
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star,
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal,
- World War II Victory Medal and three overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged December 13, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
After the war Mr. Nyberg married Edna Mae [Allison] in 1958 and they raised a family. Albert died on March 11th 1982 at the age of 61 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He is buied at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 225.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
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