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Personal info

Full name
MARTIN, Willard Howard
Date of birth
10 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Shepard, Iron County, Missouri
Hometown
St. Clair County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36971184
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Honnef, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 4 51

Immediate family

Members
Realis Martin (father)
Deasty M. (Hurt) Martin (mother)
Edna Martin (sister)
Anna Martin (sister)
Eula Martin (sister)
Glandola Martin (sister)

More information

Pvt Willard H. Martin was first buried at Block I-4, Row 2, Grave 31.

The photo shows Willard with his father and sisters.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com