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DODD, Marvin Leroy - Date of
birth
6 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Colo, Story County, Iowa -
Hometown
Colo, Story County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37684147 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ormersviller-Vollmunster, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leroy Dodd (father)
Mildred M. (Gleaves) Dodd (mother)
Dolores M. Dodd (sister)
Charles E. Dodd (brother)
Dale R. Dodd (brother)
Helen M. Dodd (sister)
More information
Sgt Martin L. Dodd attended high school for four years and worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Camp Dodge Herold, Iowa on 12 January 1944.In January 1945 he was hospitalized for burns, caused by artillery shell fragments. On 15 March 1945 he was killed by artillery shell fragments in the neck and thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JoMarRo