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Personal info

Full name
MARCUM, George Riley Jr
Date of birth
17 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Logan, Logan County, West Virginia
Hometown
Logan, Logan County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
15064699
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 22 9

Immediate family

Members
Riley Marcum (father)
Rebecca Marcum (mother)
Harry Marcum (brother)
Thomas Marcum (brother)
America Marcum (brother)
Lewis Marcum (brother)
Eva Marcum (sister)
J. Henry Marcum (brother)
Walter Marcum (brother)
Howard R. Marcum (brother)
Bennie Marcum (brother)
Ella M. Marcum (sister)

More information

Pfc George R. Marcum enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 7 December 1940.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S