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Personal info

Full name
DROBNER, Martin Sanford
Date of birth
16 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Hometown
Rock Island County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
O-525954
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Outskirts of Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Nathan Drobner (father)
Edna (Trott) Drobner (mother)
Elaine Drobner (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Martin S. Drobner graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in 1942 and attended the University of Iowa.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 1 April 1943. He was sent to Officer's Training Course at Fort Benning, and was commissioned on 12 September 1943. With his age of nineteen, he was one of the youngest officers in the U.S. Army. He was sent overseas in July 1944 and was based in England, training with troops until going into combat service early 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1925 Census / Passenger List, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times / Quad-City Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Sirider, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times