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MARTIN, Villard Dale "Buck" - Date of
birth
16 October 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Espanola, Santa Fe County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35834554 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Col de Sainte-Marie, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dale H. Martin (father)
Zane (McGuire) Martin (mother
Pauline M. (Oliphant) Martin (wife)
Tony D. Martin (son)
Margo Martin (daughter)
More information
Pvt Villard D. Martin enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 24 April 1944 and was sent overseas in October 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mattson Family Tree / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Coleman, www.newspapers.com – The Daily Clintonian - 8 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Daily Clintonian - 8 January 1945