Gerald A. Martin

World War II
Service #36598503
Unit14th Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From Michigan
Date of DeathOctober 17 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Notes
PVT Martin's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial. His remains have been recovered and identified.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.