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FRY, Marvin Reo - Date of
birth
12 February 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38571372 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ehingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 28 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert L. Fry (father)
Jeanne (Rice) Fry (mother)
Jean C. Fry (sister)
More information
Pvt Marvin R. Fry attended college for one year and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 15 August 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Lawson 1889/Don J
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Yukon Oklahoma Sun - 3 May 1945, www.findagrave.com - Angie