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Personal info

Full name
MARSHALL, Woodrow Wilson
Date of birth
15 December 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
Hometown
Saline County, Illinois
Ethnicity
White

Military service

Service number
36055392
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 12 19

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Marshall (father)
Mattie L. (Wilson) Marshall (mother)
Olive B. Marshall (sister)
Lorene P. Willis (half-sister)
Maud E. (Holmes) Marshall (wife)
Thomas W. Marshall (son)
Norvalee Stephenson (stepdaughter)

More information

Woodrow Marshall attended Southern Illinois Normal University of Carbondale for two years. At the time of his enlistment he was employed at the Horning hotel in this city as a clerk.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Register, WWIII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Register