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Private Albert Martin
36 Cavalry Recognizance Troop

Albert Martin was born August 11, 1924. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 16, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois an upon completion of boot camp he was assigned to the 36 Cavalry Recognizance Troop. Martin was shipped to Africa where he served with General Patton until the conclusion of the North African campaign in May, 1943.
Pvt. Martin as then shipped to Italy in the summer of 1943 where he met and married a beautiful local girl. Shortly thereafter he was shipped to the front lines where he participated in many battles while serving under General Mark Clark. It son became evident that the key to the capture of Rome was the monastery of Monte Cassino. In January 1944, Martin was assigned to a squad that was heavily engage by German cannon fire from the high ground. During this action Martin was captured and taken to a German Prisoner of War camp. Due to Martin’s resemblance to one of the German guards he was able to escape the captivity.
Upon escaping from the Germans, Martin made his way to his in-law’s home in Italy to be re-united with his wife, But the homecoming was short lived, after reporting back to his unit Pvt. Martin was shipped to England. On June 6, 1944 he was a pat of the second wave that hit the beach in D-Day. He was discharged from the Army on August 21, 1947 in New Jersey.

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