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Personal info

Full name
DADO, Martin P Jr
Date of birth
28 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Whiting, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Whiting, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35253870
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 9 36

Immediate family

Members
Martin P. Dado (father)
Mary (Sagan) Dado (mother)
Emelie J. Dado (sister)
Andrew M. Dado (brother)
Mary G. Dado (sister)
Francis Dado (sister)
Anna P. Dado (sister)

More information

T/4 Martin P. Dado Jr. enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 21 January 1942 leaving his civilian position at the American Federated Metals company in whiting. He had been in overseas service for two years and four months.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Indiana U.S. Birth Certificates, www.history.army.mil, www.newspaperarchive.com - The Hammond Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Hammond Times