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Personal info

Full name
MARTINEZ, Ray
Date of birth
16 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Quincy, Plumas County, California
Hometown
Plumas County, California
Ethnicity
Native American

Military service

Service number
39411589
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Mürringen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 11 52

Immediate family

Members
John Martinez (father)
Sadie (Hedrick) Martinez (mother)
Johnie Martinez (brother)
Victory Martinez (sister)
Frank Martinez (brother)
Manuel Martinez (brother)

More information

Pfc Ray Martinez enlisted in Sacramento, California on 4 March 1943.

Source of information: FOHF, Carla Mans, WWIIMemorial, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Reno Evening Gazette 19 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet