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Personal info

Full name
DEVINE, Martin L Jr
Date of birth
23 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Pitsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pitsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33269499
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
Sadzot Battle, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 42

Immediate family

Members
Martin L. Devine (father)
Mary C. (McKeating) Devine (mother)
Mary L. Devine (sister)
Joseph Devine (brother)
John P. Devine (brother)
Helen Devine (sister)
Dorothy Devine (sister)
Margaret Devine (sister)
Natalie Devine (sister)
Joan Devine (sister)
Anne M. (Flaherty) Devine (wife)

More information

Sgt Martin L. Devine Jr., was a city patrolman at Oakland police station.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, The Pittsburgh Press 20 Jan 1945, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.ancestry.com, Slobodnyak Family Tree, 1930 census
Photo source: The Pittsburgh Press 20 Jan 1945, www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet