| NAME: Joseph Arche Martel |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 846022 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Willimantic, CT |
NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Mr & Mrs Joseph A. Martel |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 9/8/1924 |
SERVICE DATES: 5/10/1943 – 2/23/1945 |
DATE OF DEATH: 2/23/1945 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Iwo Jima | B/1/24 | 746 | PFC | DIED OF WOUNDS | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class |
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Biography coming soon.
September 8, 1924 (Saco, ME) – February 23, 1945; 20 years old
Unmarried
Local address: Brick Top Road, Willimantic
Enlisted on May 10, 1943
Serial number 846022
4th Marine Division, 24th Marines, 1st Battalion, Company B
MOS: 746, Automatic Rifleman
Parents are Canadian-born father Joseph Martell (1900-?) and Diana Vachon Martell (1903-1971). Oldest of 5 children. Siblings are Diana – 2 years younger, Leo – 3 years younger, Maurice – 5 years younger, and Raymond – 11 years younger.
Martel was mortally wounded on February 21, 1945, while fighting on Iwo Jima. He died aboard LST 931 two days later. The sailors returned his body to Iwo Jima; Martel was buried in Row 2, Grave 60 of the Fourth Marine Division Cemetery. Awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Worked at American Thread Co. in Willimantic prior to the service.