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Personal info

Full name
MARTIN, William Walto
Date of birth
3 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Winslow, Washington County, Arkansas
Hometown
San Bernardino County, California

Military service

Service number
39577441
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
Near Schmidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 11 68

Immediate family

Members
Warren E. Martin (father)
Hazel M. Martin (mother)
Beulah B. Martin (sister)
Jack W. Martin (brother)
Clarence C. Martin (brother)
Daniel G. Martin (brother)
Forest D. Martin (brother)
Aubrey J. Martin (brother)

More information

Sgt William W. Martin worked on a farm before he enlisted in Fort MacArthur, California on 23 February 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet