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CPL Mark R Best

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CPL Mark R Best

Birth
Vermont, USA
Death
29 Jul 1943 (aged 23)
Solomon Islands
Burial
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.4879389, Longitude: -73.2043611
Plot
266
Memorial ID
17373415 View Source

neart Albert J Best
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Info below provided by: Russ Pickett

Mark served as a Technician Fifth Grade, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Chittenden County, Vermont & was a member of the Vermont National Guard prior to the war.

His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on February 24, 1941, prior to the war, from Burlington, Vermont. He was noted, at that time, as being Single, without dependents.

Mark "Died Of Wounds" received in action in the Solomon Islands during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 20152366

neart Albert J Best
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Info below provided by: Russ Pickett

Mark served as a Technician Fifth Grade, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Chittenden County, Vermont & was a member of the Vermont National Guard prior to the war.

His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on February 24, 1941, prior to the war, from Burlington, Vermont. He was noted, at that time, as being Single, without dependents.

Mark "Died Of Wounds" received in action in the Solomon Islands during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 20152366


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  • Created by: Barb Destromp
  • Added: 9 Jan 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 17373415
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17373415/mark-r-best: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Mark R Best (3 Jul 1920–29 Jul 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17373415, citing Old Mount Calvary Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).