World War II Honoree

Marvin D. Ogburn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Prairie City, Iowa

Honored By

Roberta A. Ogburn

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, OVERSEAS BAR AND A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. ENTERED ON JULY 14, 1944 IN JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON MARCH 20, 1946 WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT. HE WAS PART OF COMPANY I, 346TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 87TH DIVISION. SERVICE NUMBER 37643258.