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Personal info

Full name
ADAMS, Marlin M
Date of birth
16 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33875891
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 8 57

Immediate family

Members
Leroy K. Adams (father)
Mabel H. (Gingrich) Adams (mother)
Mary E. (Carpenter) Adams (wife)
Bonnie E. Adams (daughter)
Sandra L. Adams (daughter)

More information

Pfc Marlin M. Adams enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 7 July 1944.

He attended high school for 3 years and was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Weidman Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: - www.ancestry.com - Jackie