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Personal info

Full name
GANTS, Marvin Carl
Date of birth
29 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Madison, Tipton County, Indiana
Hometown
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35572921
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Near Perl, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 10

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. Gants (father)
Alma O. (Simmons) Gants (mother)
Gerald T. Gants (brother)
Mary L. Gants (sister)
Clarence E. Gants (brother)
Hellen J. Gants (sister)

More information

Pfc Marvin C. Gants attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 7 December 1942.

He is remembered at the Fairview Cemetery in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Indiana Birth Certificates, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Catie & Will

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Catie & Will, www.newspapers.com - The Call Leader - 21 February 1945