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MARTIN, Charles Edward - Date of
birth
22 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Port Homer, Jefferson County, Ohio -
Hometown
Columbiana County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35396755 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
191st Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence E. Martin (father)
Edith C. (Dillon) Martin (mother)
Clarence E. Martin (brother)
Carl L. Martin (brother)
More information
Pvt Charles Martin was killed when his tank received a direct hit.A Veterans Affairs memorial marker rests at the foot of his parents grave.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Diamond Dave