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Personal info

Full name
MARTEL, Wilfred E
Date of birth
22 December 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Rhode Island
Hometown
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
11036718
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
East of Erfstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 10 9

Immediate family

Members
Napoleon Martel (father)
Delia Martel (mother)
Donat L. Martel (brother)
Doris Martel (sister)

More information

Pfc Wilfred E. Martel enlisted voluntarily in Providence, Rhode Island on 12 December 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet