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Personal info

Full name
BANES, Marshall W
Date of birth
1 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36878672
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 6 20

Immediate family

Members
Stanley W. Banes (father)
Doris (Shinkus) Banes (mother)

More information

Division moved north and cleared the Monschau Forest of German forces in the area east of Elsenborn, Rocherath, and Krinkelt.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.battleofthebulge.org, www.ancestry.com - Birth Certificates Index Cook County Illinois

Photo source: Peter Schouteten