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Personal info

Full name
MESZAROS, Martin Michael
Date of birth
25 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
McAdoo, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42012205
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 3 62

Immediate family

Members
Martin Meszaros (father)
Elizabeth Meszaros (mother)
Mary Meszaros (sister)
Joseph Meszaros (brother)
Alfred Meszaros (brother)
Michael Meszaros (brother)
Elizabeth Meszaros (sister)
Monika Meszaros (sister)
Czeslawa (Miller) Meszaros (wife)

More information

Pvt Martin M. Meszaros was a helper, employed by the Calco before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 31 August 1943. He was sent overseas in December of 1943. He first took part in the Italian invasion.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII, www.newspapers.com - The Plain Speaker - 4 November 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Plain Speaker - 4 November 1944