Information below gleaned from ancestry.com via newspapers.com from BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER, Battle Creek, Michigan, Thursday, May 3rd, 1945 online edition, PAGE 8.
PVT. OLIVER MARION IS KILLED IN ACTION
Pvt. Oliver (Ozzie) Marion, 24, formerly of Battle Creek, was killed in action in Germany March 27, while fighting with the 1st Army. Private Marion had been in combat only 10 days.
Born in Indiana, he spent most of his life in Coldwater, where he graduated from high school in 1940. He was active in athletics there, playing on baseball, football and basketball teams, and was a member of the Coldwater All-Star baseball team.
Private Marion lived in Battle Creek for two years. He was employed by the United Steel & Wire Co., and also was a pitcher on the company's baseball team. Five years ago he left Battle Creek, moving to Midland, where his wife, Isabel, and children, Sharon, Jerry, and Ira Lee, now live. Also surviving are his father, William, of Medaryville, Ind., five brothers, Walter, of 1385 West Michigan avenue; Sergeant George Marion, at Crile General hospital, Cleveland, O.; Charles, of Kalamazoo, and Carl and Ira of Coldwater, and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Braaksma, of Remington, Ind., and Ellen and May of Dexter.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #36473988
Enlistment Date: 08/17/1944 in Detroit, Michigan
52nd Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division
Awards: Purple Heart
Oliver E. Marion is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Midland County, Michigan.
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 lists birth place of Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Name listed on certificate as Oliver Estel Marion. Parents listed as William E. Marion and Lizzie Saltwell.
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 lists a marriage date of 3 Nov 1940 in Lansing, Ingraham County, Michigan to Isabel D. Sprague.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2206 East Grove, Midland, Midland County, Michigan. Contact person listed Mr. Kenneth Sprague of same address. Place of birth listed as Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Middle name listed as Estle. Employed in Midland, Michigan as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
***I would like to thank Jackie & Ralph Find A Grave ID 47011434 for creating this memorial in addition to adding their gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank Mary Yeoman Sholey Find A Grave ID 47074132 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Mike Marion Find A Grave ID 48349028 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William Taber Find A Grave ID 46480146 for updating the middle name, inscription and birth/death location information on this memorial***
PVT. OLIVER MARION IS KILLED IN ACTION
Pvt. Oliver (Ozzie) Marion, 24, formerly of Battle Creek, was killed in action in Germany March 27, while fighting with the 1st Army. Private Marion had been in combat only 10 days.
Born in Indiana, he spent most of his life in Coldwater, where he graduated from high school in 1940. He was active in athletics there, playing on baseball, football and basketball teams, and was a member of the Coldwater All-Star baseball team.
Private Marion lived in Battle Creek for two years. He was employed by the United Steel & Wire Co., and also was a pitcher on the company's baseball team. Five years ago he left Battle Creek, moving to Midland, where his wife, Isabel, and children, Sharon, Jerry, and Ira Lee, now live. Also surviving are his father, William, of Medaryville, Ind., five brothers, Walter, of 1385 West Michigan avenue; Sergeant George Marion, at Crile General hospital, Cleveland, O.; Charles, of Kalamazoo, and Carl and Ira of Coldwater, and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Braaksma, of Remington, Ind., and Ellen and May of Dexter.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #36473988
Enlistment Date: 08/17/1944 in Detroit, Michigan
52nd Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division
Awards: Purple Heart
Oliver E. Marion is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Midland County, Michigan.
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 lists birth place of Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Name listed on certificate as Oliver Estel Marion. Parents listed as William E. Marion and Lizzie Saltwell.
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 lists a marriage date of 3 Nov 1940 in Lansing, Ingraham County, Michigan to Isabel D. Sprague.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2206 East Grove, Midland, Midland County, Michigan. Contact person listed Mr. Kenneth Sprague of same address. Place of birth listed as Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Middle name listed as Estle. Employed in Midland, Michigan as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
***I would like to thank Jackie & Ralph Find A Grave ID 47011434 for creating this memorial in addition to adding their gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank Mary Yeoman Sholey Find A Grave ID 47074132 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Mike Marion Find A Grave ID 48349028 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William Taber Find A Grave ID 46480146 for updating the middle name, inscription and birth/death location information on this memorial***
Information below gleaned from ancestry.com via newspapers.com from BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER, Battle Creek, Michigan, Thursday, May 3rd, 1945 online edition, PAGE 8.
PVT. OLIVER MARION IS KILLED IN ACTION
Pvt. Oliver (Ozzie) Marion, 24, formerly of Battle Creek, was killed in action in Germany March 27, while fighting with the 1st Army. Private Marion had been in combat only 10 days.
Born in Indiana, he spent most of his life in Coldwater, where he graduated from high school in 1940. He was active in athletics there, playing on baseball, football and basketball teams, and was a member of the Coldwater All-Star baseball team.
Private Marion lived in Battle Creek for two years. He was employed by the United Steel & Wire Co., and also was a pitcher on the company's baseball team. Five years ago he left Battle Creek, moving to Midland, where his wife, Isabel, and children, Sharon, Jerry, and Ira Lee, now live. Also surviving are his father, William, of Medaryville, Ind., five brothers, Walter, of 1385 West Michigan avenue; Sergeant George Marion, at Crile General hospital, Cleveland, O.; Charles, of Kalamazoo, and Carl and Ira of Coldwater, and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Braaksma, of Remington, Ind., and Ellen and May of Dexter.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #36473988
Enlistment Date: 08/17/1944 in Detroit, Michigan
52nd Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division
Awards: Purple Heart
Oliver E. Marion is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Midland County, Michigan.
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 lists birth place of Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Name listed on certificate as Oliver Estel Marion. Parents listed as William E. Marion and Lizzie Saltwell.
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 lists a marriage date of 3 Nov 1940 in Lansing, Ingraham County, Michigan to Isabel D. Sprague.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2206 East Grove, Midland, Midland County, Michigan. Contact person listed Mr. Kenneth Sprague of same address. Place of birth listed as Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Middle name listed as Estle. Employed in Midland, Michigan as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
***I would like to thank Jackie & Ralph Find A Grave ID 47011434 for creating this memorial in addition to adding their gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank Mary Yeoman Sholey Find A Grave ID 47074132 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Mike Marion Find A Grave ID 48349028 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William Taber Find A Grave ID 46480146 for updating the middle name, inscription and birth/death location information on this memorial***
PVT. OLIVER MARION IS KILLED IN ACTION
Pvt. Oliver (Ozzie) Marion, 24, formerly of Battle Creek, was killed in action in Germany March 27, while fighting with the 1st Army. Private Marion had been in combat only 10 days.
Born in Indiana, he spent most of his life in Coldwater, where he graduated from high school in 1940. He was active in athletics there, playing on baseball, football and basketball teams, and was a member of the Coldwater All-Star baseball team.
Private Marion lived in Battle Creek for two years. He was employed by the United Steel & Wire Co., and also was a pitcher on the company's baseball team. Five years ago he left Battle Creek, moving to Midland, where his wife, Isabel, and children, Sharon, Jerry, and Ira Lee, now live. Also surviving are his father, William, of Medaryville, Ind., five brothers, Walter, of 1385 West Michigan avenue; Sergeant George Marion, at Crile General hospital, Cleveland, O.; Charles, of Kalamazoo, and Carl and Ira of Coldwater, and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Braaksma, of Remington, Ind., and Ellen and May of Dexter.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #36473988
Enlistment Date: 08/17/1944 in Detroit, Michigan
52nd Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division
Awards: Purple Heart
Oliver E. Marion is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Midland County, Michigan.
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944 lists birth place of Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Name listed on certificate as Oliver Estel Marion. Parents listed as William E. Marion and Lizzie Saltwell.
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 lists a marriage date of 3 Nov 1940 in Lansing, Ingraham County, Michigan to Isabel D. Sprague.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 lists his residence as 2206 East Grove, Midland, Midland County, Michigan. Contact person listed Mr. Kenneth Sprague of same address. Place of birth listed as Jasper County, Indiana on 05/02/1921. Middle name listed as Estle. Employed in Midland, Michigan as of 02/16/1942 registration date.
***I would like to thank Jackie & Ralph Find A Grave ID 47011434 for creating this memorial in addition to adding their gravesite photo to it***
***I would like to thank Mary Yeoman Sholey Find A Grave ID 47074132 for adding her gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Mike Marion Find A Grave ID 48349028 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank William Taber Find A Grave ID 46480146 for updating the middle name, inscription and birth/death location information on this memorial***
Inscription
PVT OLIVER E MARION
US ARMY
MAY 2, 1921 - MARCH 27, 1945
Gravesite Details
Interment in Belgium, Find A Grave Memorial ID# 56283367 Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
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