World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marvin Lloyd Havens
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1940. JOINED THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. WHEN WAR WAS DECLARED, REASSIGNED TO INFANTRY DUTY. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 94TH INFANTRY 'NEUF QUATRES' DIVISION. LANDED ACROSS UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.