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Personal info

Full name
ARNOLD, Marvin Joseph
Date of birth
11 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Parker, Ashe County, North Carolina
Hometown
Hemlock, Harford County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
13069379
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Heavy Machine Gunner
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
French Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Bourheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 15 26

Immediate family

Members
Samuel C. Arnold (father)
Suzanne C. (Stanley) Arnold (mother)
Hattie M. Arnold (sister)
Nancy E. Arnold (sister)
Thomas G. Arnold (brother)
Lester J. Arnold (brother)

More information

Pfc Marvin J. Arnold enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 17 February 1942 and was sent overseas on 5 October 1942.

He was seriously wounded in action a first time on 1 August 1944. On 23 November 1944 he was wounded for the second time by artillery fire and died two days later.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Osborne Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hans Wijnands