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Sgt Marshall Leroy “Bo” Grubbs

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Sgt Marshall Leroy “Bo” Grubbs Veteran

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
16 Feb 1973 (aged 51)
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section XII Site 217
Memorial ID
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M. Sgt. (Ret.) Marshall L. Grubbs, 52, owner and operator of Grubbs Laundromat in the Trade Mart shopping complex, died Friday in Reynolds Army Hospital after a brief illness.

Funeral was held at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Sill, with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Dalton H. Barnes, officiating. Burial with full military honors was in the Post Cemetery under direction of Becker Funeral Home.

Mr. Grubbs was born Nov. 21, 1921 in Atlanta, Ga. He enlisted in the Army on Feb. 24, 1941 in Atlanta and served in the Philippines during World War II, in Korea, and in Vietnam prior to his retirement in January 1969. He married Frances McCreary on Nov. 23, 1946 in Atlanta. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

--Lawton Constitution-Morning Press, February 18, 1973

Served in Korea Oct. 29 1953 to Jan. 17 1955
Served in Vietnam July 1966

M. Sgt. (Ret.) Marshall L. Grubbs, 52, owner and operator of Grubbs Laundromat in the Trade Mart shopping complex, died Friday in Reynolds Army Hospital after a brief illness.

Funeral was held at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Sill, with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Dalton H. Barnes, officiating. Burial with full military honors was in the Post Cemetery under direction of Becker Funeral Home.

Mr. Grubbs was born Nov. 21, 1921 in Atlanta, Ga. He enlisted in the Army on Feb. 24, 1941 in Atlanta and served in the Philippines during World War II, in Korea, and in Vietnam prior to his retirement in January 1969. He married Frances McCreary on Nov. 23, 1946 in Atlanta. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

--Lawton Constitution-Morning Press, February 18, 1973

Served in Korea Oct. 29 1953 to Jan. 17 1955
Served in Vietnam July 1966



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  • Created by: Dr. Jim
  • Added: Jul 9, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93367068/marshall_leroy-grubbs: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Marshall Leroy “Bo” Grubbs (21 Nov 1921–16 Feb 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93367068, citing Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Dr. Jim (contributor 47798328).