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Personal info

Full name
CLARK, Marion Cleon
Date of birth
14 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Morris County, Texas
Hometown
Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38631646
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Near Niederwürzbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 18 28

Immediate family

Members
Cleo O. Clark (father)
Lera (Lilley) Clark (mother)
Gatsie G. Clark (sister)
Paul V. Clark (brother)
Willard A. Clark (brother)
William D. Clark (brother)

More information

Pfc Marion C. Clark enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 19 July 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Edward Goodson Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com - Longview News Journal Texas 18 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S