Minnesota Discovery Center

Paul Edward Marturano, Sr.

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Private
serial number:37803215
location:Basic Training: Corp of Engineers at Ft. Lewis, Washington; 1st Military Police Service Group in Frankfurt, Germany.
enlistment date:June 28, 1945
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Nov. 18, 1946
place discharged:Fort Dix, NJ
decorations: Army of Occupation Medal (1946-)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:WWII - Army of Occupation - stationed in Frankfurt, Germany with 1st Military Police Service Group - Railway Security Division - U.S. Forces European Theater. Sept. 22, 1949: Cadet - 2nd Lieutenant - R.O.T.C. - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. 1951: Army Reserve Corp, 302nd Quartermaster Battalion - Chisholm, MN Commander of American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.), Attended the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.
service documents:Certificate of honorable discharge (photocopy).
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Feb. 19, 1927
birth place:Buhl, MN
home town:Buhl, MN
date of death:None
father:Pasquale Marturano
mother:Luisa Marturano (nee Arcudi)
siblings:Joseph, Lucian, Steve, Consolato, Frank, John, Dominic, Jerome, Josephine.
school:Martin Hughes High School

Last update: 2/24/2016