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MARSH, Wilbur Lee - Date of
birth
22 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa -
Hometown
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37025110 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
East of Trois-Ponts, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira B. Marsh (father)
Artie (Brouse) Marsh (mother)
Doris Marsh (sister)
Arthur B. Marsh (brother)
Thelma Marsh (sister)
Jane M. Marsh (sister)
More information
Pfc Marsh was killed while holding a small bridgehead on the east banks of the Salm River.He and several other comrades are remembered on a memorial plaque at the Place Communale, in a little park facing the church Saint-Remacle. He is also remembered on a plaque at the place where he was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Dave Sheldon, WW2-Airborne, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star 7 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dave Sheldon, Mike van den Braken