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GENTRY, Marion Eugene - Date of
birth
9 June 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Owyhee County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39934760 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 14 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John M. Gentry (father)
Mary E. (Means) Gentry (mother)
Gretchen M. Gentry (sister)
Edna D. Gentry (sister)
Julia E. Gentry (sister)
John R. Gentry (brother)
Zettie O. Gentry (sister)
More information
Pvt Marion E. Gentry enlisted in Fort Douglas, Utah on 29 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Danette Proctor