World War II Honoree

Martin Nunberg

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Bryan Nunberg and Family

Relationship

Son

ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943 AND WAS FIRST STATIONED IN NORTH AFRICA, WENT TO SALERNO, ITALY 3 DAYS AFTER THE D-DAY INVASION AND JOINED THE COMPANY B, 111TH COMBAT ENGINEERS, 36TH DIVISION. AFTER 9 MONTHS IN ITALY THEY CAPTURED ROME FROM THE GERMANS. THEN THEY MOVED ON TO SOUTHERN FRANCE. HIS SQUAD HAD TO CLEAR A MINE FIELD SO GENERAL PATTON COULD GET THROUGH WITH HIS TANKS. A SHELL HIT THE PILE OF MINES THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND IT EXPLODED. OUT OF 12 MEN, 7 WERE KILLED AND 5 WERE WOUNDED. HE HAD 11 SHRAPNEL WOUNDS, BUT SURVIVED. HE SPENT A MONTH IN THE HOSPITAL IN FRANCE. HE WAS SENT TO ENGLAND TO RECUPERATE AND WAS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK HOME, BUT BECAUSE OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HE WAS SENT BACK TO FRANCE ON LIMITED DUTY. HE REMAINED ON MILITARY POLICE DUTY FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND WENT HOME FINALLY ON ARMISTICE DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1945 AFTER THE WAR HAD ENDED. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS INJURIES IN OCTOBER 1944.