Name:
Harold L. Martz
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
35608370
Unit:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
1945-01-07
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
E
Row:
2
Grave:
59
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Harold L. Martz was born on November 10, 1924, his father, John, was 25 and his mother, Sarah, was 27. He had two brothers and one sister. He entered the military service in Ohio and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in Company F, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on January 7, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium. He also has a marker in Atwater Cemetery, Atwater, Portage County, Ohio, USA.