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Personal info

Full name
FOSSUM, Marvin E
Date of birth
31 December 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin
Hometown
San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California

Military service

Service number
39576083
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Eudenbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 9 13

Immediate family

Members
Ole K. J. Fossum (father)
Maria F. S. (Larsen) Fossum (mother)
Johan L. Fossum (brother)
Olaf M. Fossum (brother)
Olaug M. Fossum (sister)
Lydia F. Fossum (sister)
Norman Fossum (brother)
Dorothy Fossum (wife)

More information

T/5 Marvin E. Fossum enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 15 June 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family trees / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Memento Mori