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Ens Marshall Eugene Darby Jr.
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Ens Marshall Eugene Darby Jr. Veteran

Birth
District of Columbia, USA
Death
7 Dec 1941 (aged 23)
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Cenotaph
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot
P 1140
Memorial ID
56128250 View Source

US Navy WORLD WAR II
Ensign Marshall Eugene Darby KIA Dec 7, 1941
USS Oklahoma, BB-37, Pearl Harbor
Official Date of death: 05-Apr-44
Hometown: Washington, D. C.
Graduated from the Naval Academy on June 6, 1940.
Son of Marshall Eugene Darby, Sr. [1895-1954] and Anna Ruth (Klotz) Darby [1895-1994]
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart

Ensign Darby served in the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) until he was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.( His remains were never recovered.)
Correction recovered buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
USS Darby (DE 218) (1943-1968) was the first ship named in his honor.
Fate: Sunk by U-123 (Reinhard Hardegen)
Complement: 141 (141 dead - no survivors)

US Navy WORLD WAR II
Ensign Marshall Eugene Darby KIA Dec 7, 1941
USS Oklahoma, BB-37, Pearl Harbor
Official Date of death: 05-Apr-44
Hometown: Washington, D. C.
Graduated from the Naval Academy on June 6, 1940.
Son of Marshall Eugene Darby, Sr. [1895-1954] and Anna Ruth (Klotz) Darby [1895-1994]
Service #
Awards: Purple Heart

Ensign Darby served in the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) until he was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.( His remains were never recovered.)
Correction recovered buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
USS Darby (DE 218) (1943-1968) was the first ship named in his honor.
Fate: Sunk by U-123 (Reinhard Hardegen)
Complement: 141 (141 dead - no survivors)

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