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Marine Maj Ralph Coleman Alburger.
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Date of Passing Mar 09, 1945
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
A Marine who served the the Pacific, Major Alburger died in Bethesda Naval Hospital of an illness. Major Ralph C. Alburger, United States Marine Corps, was born in 1888 in Pennsylvania to Abraham C. and Lena S. Alburger. Besides Ralph, there was a brother, Eugene and a sister, Helen. The Alburgers had moved to Camden County, New Jersey, by 1913, when Eugene passed away at age 13. The family purchased a cemetery plot at Arlington Cemetery at Cove Road and Westfield Avenue. Ralph Alburger entered the military in 1917. Discharged after World War I, he was living with his widowed mother Lena Alburger at 209 South Cove Road in Merchantville, New Jersey, and working as a clerk in 1920, supporting his mother, grandmother, sister Helen, and a nephew. At some point shortly thereafter, Ralph C. Alburger rejoined the Marines, and had served all over the world, before taking ill. He passed away on March 9, 1945.
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed "Thundering Third". The most recent leader Lt. Col. B. Middleton's radio callsign is "Darkside". They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, and consist of approximately 1,000 Marines. The unit currently falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, but â?? along with its two sister battalions â?? is hosted by the 3rd Marine Division, at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, when training in jungle warfare. The 3rd falls under the 4th Marine Regiment at such times.
