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MARTINEZ, Adolfo - Date of
birth
20 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Tajique, Torrance County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38350144 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rosalie (Quintana) Martinez (wife)
More information
Pvt Adolfo Martinez enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 8 February 1942.He joined his unit on 24 December 1944. The day before his death he suffered a head wound from schrapnel. On that day his unit was ordered to attack Udenbreth, Germany.
He was reported wounded in action and evacuated. The exact location to where Pvt Martinez was evacuated and where he died is not known.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – Kathy, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/325/325_honor_mo.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, New Mexico WWII Records, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Irene A. Commins (his wife's niece) - courtesy of Kathy McDermott, Claude Kalbusch