DOB/DOD: September 8, 1924 (Saco, ME) – February 23, 1945; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Brick Top Road, WillimanticENLISTMENT: April 27, 1943, in Springfield, MassachusettsSERVICE NUMBER: 846022UNIT: Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0745, Rifleman and 0746, Automatic Rifleman FAMILY: Born to Canadian-born father Joseph Martel (1899-1978) and DianaContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH ARCHE MARTEL; MARINE CORPS”
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