Private First Class Eddie Martinez 38672574 US Army. He was born on December 10, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1943 he was living in Los Angeles, California, and was working at Morse and Morse. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 6 inches tall weighed 130 pounds had brown hair and brown eyes. During World War Two he served as an infantryman in combat with, Company B, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th Infantry Division. On January 19, 1946 he reenlisted in the US Army. He married Olivia Cadena on May 3, 1946 in Bexar county, Texas. He died on March 13, 1997, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 71, and was buried there.

 

CIB GO#12,1945,386INF 97th Division

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the U.S., Veterans’ Gravesites, ca.1775-2019

the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

the Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965

the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947