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MC KIE, Marvin B - Date of
birth
12 October 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia -
Hometown
Wilcox County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34570239 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Erkelenz and Boslar, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Van Buren Mc Kie (father)
Lillie M. (Bolden) Mc Kie (mother)
E. Mozelle Mc Kie (sister)
Marvin B. Mc Kie (brother)
Robert D. Mc Kie (brother)
Gladys R. Mc Kie (sister)
More information
Marvin enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 31 October 1942.He served in France and Germany for 3 years with the 102nd Ozark Division and was killed in action after heavy battles near Erkelenz and Boslar, Germany.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, Ava McKie