RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
FULL NAME:
Martin Goland
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
36345676
- DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 28, 1907
- DATE OF DEATH: Jul 11, 1944
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Jun 5, 1942
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Chicago, Illinois
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:38th Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company H, 2nd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Squad Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Martin was the son of Charles and Dora Goland, both Jewish immigrants from Poland. His younger brother PFC Hyman Bernard Goland also served in the US Army infantry (315 IR 79 ID) and was killed in action, in Hill 84 Montgardon, just days before on 3 July 1944. They are buried together at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.
