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Personal info

Full name
MARTINEZ, Ernest Edward
Date of birth
6 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Hometown
Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38352130
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Near Brandscheid, Gondenbrett, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 29

Immediate family

Members
Luis S. Martinez (father)
Margaret Martinez (mother)
Julio S. Martinez (brother)
Arturo Martinez (brother)
Teodoro Martinez (brother)
Clarence Martinez (brother)
Lucy Martinez (sister)
Josephine Martinez (sister)
Estella Martinez (sister)
Amadita Martinez (sister)
Patricia Martinez (sister)

More information

PFC Martinezattended Albuquerque High School and participated in various sports activities.

He enlisted in July 194, and was sent overseas in January 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, www.ambc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record/ 1930 census, www.1-22infantry.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Albuquerque Journal, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Albuquerque Journal