Pvt. Martin W. McGrath


Born: 1916 - Salt Lake City, Utah

Parents: Amy & Martin McGrath

    - mother died 

Siblings: 2 sisters, 1 brother

Home: 316 West Second Northwest - Salt Lake City, Utah

Inducted:

    - 19 March 1941 - Fort Douglas, Utah

        - U. S. Army

Training: 

    - Fort Knox, Kentucky

    - Camp Polk, Louisiana

Units:

    - 753rd Tank Battalion

    - D Company - attached to 194th Tank Battalion 

        - company remained under command of the 192nd Tank Battalion

        - company listed on Presidential Unit Citations given to the 192nd

Overseas Duty:

    - Philippine Islands

Engagements:

    - Battle of Luzon 

        - 8 December 1941 - 6 January 1942 

    - Battle of Bataan

        - 7 January 1942 - 9 April 1942 

Prisoner of War:

    - 9 April 1942

        - Death March

            - Escaped:

                - last seen near Lubao 

                - fought as guerilla

Killed in Action:

    - 1 June 1946 - Declared Dead


 

 

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