Name:
Melvin Foster Martin
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
878409
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
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Melvin Foster Martin was born on April 9, 1925, in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. He was the son of Harold James Martin and Edna May Fagert Martin.
He served in Company B, 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.