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Albert Wendell ARNOLD (VETERAN WWI)

Angleton Cemetery
Brazoria County,
Texas

Texas
SERGEANT Coastal Artillery Corps
July 28, 1940
Purple Heart

Albert Wendell Arnold was born to Isaac Newton and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Arnold in Kansas on March 23, 1895. While he was still a small child, the family relocated to Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas.

He is the brother of Euell Francis Arnold, Irma Ruth Arnold Lewis, Nannie B. Arnold Hutchins and Leta Fay Arnold.

Mr. Arnold enlisted in the service on April 21, 1917 and served until he was honorably discharged on March 7, 1919. He fought in World War I, where in 1940 he received a Purple Heart due to injuries sustained in battle.

Albert married Myra Gladys Woodland. From this union they became the parents of Irma Claire Arnold and Betty Madge Arnold, through the 1940 Census. Mrs. Arnold remarried after Albert's death to Mr. Douglas. She died in 1982 and is buried in Edna, Texas.

From May of 1925 to December of 1936, his primary residence was Pasadena, Texas.

Sergeant Arnold died on July 28, 1940 at his home in Pasadena, Texas, at the age of 45, from a heart attack.

Contributed on 9/11/21 by deanakh1
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Submitted: 9/11/21 • Approved: 9/22/21 • Last Updated: 9/25/21 • R456014-G0-S3

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