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Personal info

Full name
MARTIN, Torrence Victor
Date of birth
10 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36568839
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 17 8

Immediate family

Members
Roy B. Martin (father)
Gladys (Burkett) Martin (mother)
John Magda (stepfather)
Albert I. Martin (brother)
Dorothy Martin (sister)

More information

Pfc Torrence V. Martin was a Times carrier for two years before he enlisted in February 1943 and went overseas December 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, Susan Linton - www.newspapers.com - The Detroit News 2 November 1944, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Marriage Record / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: FOHF, Susan Linton - www.newspapers.com - The Detroit News 2 November 1944