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MARTIN, Fred Hunter - Date of
birth
9 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cato, Rankin County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Cato, Rankin County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1318060 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas M. Martin (father)
Mattie (Hunter) Martin (mother)
Earl R. Martin (brother)
William F. Martin (brother)
More information
Fred H. Martin attended high school for 1 year and was a clerk before he enlisted.1st Lt Fred H. Martin enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 5 February 1942. He served at Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas and was at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana when selected for officer training at Fort Benning, Georgia. After graduation he was sent to Fort McClellan, Alabama and then to Camp Shelby in June 1943. He left Camp Shelby in May 1944 for overseas service, being sent first to England.
He was with the first unit to plunge through the Siegfried line into Germany, and his unit was also one of the first to enter Belgium. He had been sent to France early in July, had entered combat in August, reached Germany about middle of September and with two of his men was credited with capturing 17 Germans and their equipment on 22 September.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Edward Traxler's Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger 25 October 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet