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Personal info

Full name
RODMAN, Matthew P
Date of birth
8 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Hometown
Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36185837
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 13

Immediate family

Members
William S. Rodman (father)
Mary A. (Stajier) Rodman (mother)
George Rodman (brother)
Mary Rodman (sister)
Anna M. Rodman (sister)
Barbarra Rodman (sister)
William M. Rodman (brother)
Rudolph F. Rodman (brother)
Joseph L. Rodman (brother)
Veronica B. Rodman (sister)

More information

Sgt Mathew P. Rodman was a machine oiler, employed by the Inland Lime & Stone Co. before he enlisted in Traverse City, Michigan on 14 July 1942.
A round of enemy artillery fell in the vicinity of 203 anti-tank mines, causing several to explode. Nine men where killed, three were wounded.
He was killed because his body was crushed by the blast.

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. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / Beck –Padermos-Howell Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem