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<span class=prefix>GM2c</span> Robert Edward Marvel
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GM2c Robert Edward Marvel Veteran

Birth
Delaware, USA
Death
18 Dec 1944 (aged 21–22)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
Memorial ID
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Robert, who resided in Georgetown, Delaware, served as a Gunner's Mate Second Class with the U.S.S. Spence (DD-512), U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was "Lost At Sea" in the western Pacific when the Spence disappeared during a Typhoon near the Philippine Islands.

He had served in the Navy for two years and four months at the time of his death.

Service # 6510499

Robert was the only Delawarean lost on the Spence.

Son of Joseph Burton Marvel and Elizabeth B. Hudson Marvel.

( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )

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Robert, who resided in Georgetown, Delaware, served as a Gunner's Mate Second Class with the U.S.S. Spence (DD-512), U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was "Lost At Sea" in the western Pacific when the Spence disappeared during a Typhoon near the Philippine Islands.

He had served in the Navy for two years and four months at the time of his death.

Service # 6510499

Robert was the only Delawarean lost on the Spence.

Son of Joseph Burton Marvel and Elizabeth B. Hudson Marvel.

( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )

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Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Delaware.



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56776626/robert_edward-marvel: accessed ), memorial page for GM2c Robert Edward Marvel (1922–18 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56776626, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).