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KRESS, Marvin Luzerne - Date of
birth
12 August 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Monroe, Darke County, Ohio -
Hometown
Monroe, Darke County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35617693 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Lampaden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ivan C. Kress (father)
Delcie (Booker) Kress (mother)
Dewain E. Kress (brother)
Deloris Kress (sister)
Madonna Kress (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Marvin L. Kress attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 7 December 1942.He is remembered at the Mote Cemetery in Pitsburg, Darke County, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Gibson Morrison Utz Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Kenneth Hartman, https://archive.org/stream/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII/HistoryOfThe94thInfantryWWII_djvu.txt
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Dayton Herald Ohio - 19 January 1945, www.ancestry.com - Marcia Utz