Col. Vincent A. Albers Jr. (USMC Ret.)
     November 9, 1929 - November 15, 2002

(DUSHORE, PA – November 16, 2002)
The Child Alert Foundation sadly announces the death of our Chief Executive Officer and cofounder, Colonel Vincent A. Albers Jr. (USMC Retired).

VINCENT A. ALBERS, JR

Colonel Vincent A. Albers, Jr., USMC (Ret), age 73, of Dushore, PA passed away on Friday evening, November 15, 2002 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on November 9, 1929 a son of the late Vincent A. Albers, Sr. and the former Marie Ungeheuer Albers.

Colonel Vincent A. Albers, Jr. USMC (Ret) served twenty one years of active duty. Primarily an infantryman, he did learn computer science as a secondary field. In this area, he was intimately involved in the design, implementation, and management of the Marine Corps' Joint Uniform Military Pay System/Manpower Management System (JUMPS/MMS). An innovator, he applied computer science to a variety of Marine Corps management and tactical systems. He was responsible for the successful integration of several systems. He was head of the Manpower Management Information Systems Branch (HQMC) until retiring to form his own consulting firm.

As an enlisted man, he rose to the grade of sergeant. As an officer, he commanded units of platoon, company, and battalion strength. His personal decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Navy-Marine Corps Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart, and two Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry.

Colonel Albers was awarded the Silver Star for "gallantry in action" during Operation Imperial Lake where he directed and personally assisted in the recovery of two critically injured Marines pinned down under intense hostile fire.  The Legion of Merit was awarded for "dynamic and courageous leadership" of the Seventh Marines for combat service 1969-1970.  One of the Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry was award for his actions in pulling injured civilians from a burning bus after it had tripped a Viet Cong booby trap hidden in the road.  In spite of being hit in the chest by a 5 inch diameter shell fragment, he managed to pull a number of injured civilians from the wreckage.  In recognition of the injuries he sustained from the shrapnel wounds incurred by the explosion, he also received the Purple Heart.

He was a graduate of Rice University and held a masters degree from American University in Computer Science. His master's degree included the specialized fields of Computer Science and Operations Research. In this latter area, he postulated Circumventing the Northwest Corner Solution which was later confirmed at MIT. For five years he was an adjunct professor at American University in the field of Computer Science and for an additional five years at Pepperdine University in the field of Human Resources Management. He was an honors graduate of the Basic School, the Amphibious Warfare School, and the Naval War College.

After retiring from the Marine Corps, Colonel Albers became President of Hidden Springs Farm Inc. located in Dushore, PA. He provided consulting services to: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Office of Personnel Management, the National Urban League, the Social Security Administration, the Defense Personnel Support Center, the U.S. Customs Service, the National Park Service, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, American University, Pepperdine University, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the National Center for State Courts.