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MARION, Oliver Estle - Date of
birth
2 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36473988 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 67 |
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Marion (father)
Lizzie D. (Saltwell) Marion (mother)
Ellen Marion (sister)
Mary M. Marion (sister)
Ira L. Marion (brother)
George W. Marion (brother)
Carl W. Marion (brother)
Walter E. Marion (brother)
Charles E. Marion (brother)
Lena Marion (sister)
Isabel (Sprague) Marion (wife)
Jerry J. Marion Sr. (son)
Sherry Marion (daughter)
Ira L. Marion (son)
More information
Pvt Oliver E. Marion graduated from Coldwater High School in 1940 where he was active in athletics, baseball, football and basketball. He also was a member of the Coldwater All-Star baseball team.He was employed by the United Steel & Wire Company where he also played baseball.
He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 17 August 1944.
At the time of his death, he had been in combat for only ten days.
He is remembered at the Brown Cemetery in Jasper County, Indiana.
His second picture was taken in high school in 1939.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com – Jackie & Ralph, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / John Wesley Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer 3 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com – Jackie & Ralph / Mary Yeoman Sholey, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer 3 May 1945, www.ancestry.com - Coldwater High School yearbook 1939