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Personal info

Full name
MARTENSON, Waldo Bror Gusta
Date of birth
16 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Thomas, Bureau County, Illinois
Hometown
Whiteside County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36371066
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kommerscheidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 52

Immediate family

Members
Anton F. Martenson (father)
Maria V. (Lovegren) Martenson (mother)
Arthur F. Martenson (brother)
Cecelia V. Martenson (sister)
Carl H. Martenson (brother)
Lawrence H. Martenson (brother)
Annie M. Martenson (sister)
Dorothy T. Martenson (sister)
Urban B. Martenson (brother)
John M. Martenson (brother)
Verda E. (Schutt) Martenson (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Waldo B. Martenson enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 11 September 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / McNinch Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Records 1875-1940, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-6.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet