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ZWAINZ, Marvin T - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Washington -
Hometown
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1306043 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
Fremifontaine, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph E. Zwainz (father)
Elva T. (Flood) Zwainz (mother)
Muriel E. Zwainz (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Marvin T. Zwainz graduated from Rearden High School and attended Kinman Business University for two years.He joined the Regular Army in Fort George Wright, Washington on 31 December 1940 and served in North Africa, Italy, and France.
He was killed in the battle for Hill 422 three quarters of a mile southeast of Fremifontaine against the German 111th Panzer Grenadiers of the 11th Panzer Division. In the heavy fighting around the village of Fremifontaine.
Lt Zwainz is remembered at the Reardan Cemetery in Reardan, Lincoln County, Washington.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cheryl W. Spencer Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Sandra Brommer / NW Pioneer
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Randy W. Spencer, The Spokesman-Review - 28 January 1943