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name
MIZE, Martin Edward - Date of
birth
20 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Haralson County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14129456 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Noville, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Martin N. Mize (father)
Minnie E. (Milam) Mize (mother)
Thomas H. Mize (brother)
Ida I. Mize (sister)
Lydia M. Mize (sister)
Ordelia J. Mize (sister)
John W. Mize (brother)
Evelyn M. Mize (sister)
James M. Mize (brother)
Maggie L. Mize (sister)
More information
T/5 Martin E. Mize enlisted at Fort Mc Pherson, Georgia on 30 July 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
T/5 Martin E. Mize was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – A Benefield, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/506/506_honor_mo.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Mize Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten