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Personal info

Full name
MARTIN, Roy William
Date of birth
4 May 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Alpena County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36956824
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Laudrefang, Longeville-les-St. Avold, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 21 33

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Martin (father)
Mary H. (Majewski) Martin (mother)
Lloyd C. Martin (brother)
Diantha M. Martin (sister)
Emna Martin (1st wife)
Roy W. Martin (son)
Varnetta B. (William) Martin (2nd wife)

More information

Pfc Roy W. Martin was a service man employed by Recordak Corp.

He was married on 1 July 1939 and divorced on 27 May 1942. He remarried on 12 June 1942 with Varnetta William.

He was killed by small arms fire in the neck.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dan Phelan