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MARTIN, Luther Eugene Jr - Date of
birth
24 December 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Smyth County, Virginia -
Hometown
Washington County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33888733 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Wallerfangen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Luther E. Martin (father)
Alice W. (Henniger) Martin (mother)
Lee Martin (brother)
Charlie Martin (brother)
Charmie Martin (sister)
Claude Martin (brother)
David Martin (brother)
Martha Martin (sister)
Kate Martin (sister)
Ruth Martin (sister)
Polley Martin (sister)
Ella (Broyles) Martin (wife)
More information
Pvt Luther E. Martin Jr. enlisted in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 19 May 1944.He attended high school for 4 years and worked in manufacture of knit goods before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – James Archer, www.wwiimemorial.com
– A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Thomas Family Tree / Virginia Marriage Records / 1920 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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