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Personal info

Full name
MARTINEZ, Joseph Manuel
Date of birth
28 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32630653
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Arnoldsweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 15 34

Immediate family

Members
Frank Martinez (father)
Josephine Martinez (mother)
Charles Martinez (brother)
Sadie Martinez (sister)

More information

Sgt Joseph M. Martinez enlisted in New York City, New York on 14 November 1942.

He attended high school for 4 years.

He had still the Argentinian nationality.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet