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Personal info

Full name
MARTINUSEN, Arnold Edward
Date of birth
22 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Cushing, Howard County, Nebraska
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39577063
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 60

Immediate family

Members
Olaf C. Martinusen (father)
Lena (Rasmussen) Martinusen (mother)
Verna (Creel) Martinusen (sister)
Julia (Meyer) Martinusen (sister)
Leo A. Martinusen (brother)
Lincoln Martinusen (brother)
Floyd A. Martinusen (brother)
Lloyd V. Martinusen (brother)
Dale Martinusen (brother)
Florine Martinusen (wife)

More information

Pvt Arnold E. Martinusen enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 26 June 1943.

He first trained to become a pilot before he volunteered for the paratroopers.

He was killed by artillery fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – Kathy, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/325/325_honor_mo.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Bennett Family Tree / Tucker Sharon Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards for Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Daniel James Martinusen, www.ancestry.com - Sherry Baby