World War II Honoree

Marvin A. Beall

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Shelbyville, Indiana

Honored By

Norma Beall

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN GERMANY AND DENMARK WORKING MOSTLY AS A MEDIC IN HOSPITALS. ENLISTED IN THE ARMY ON JUNE 16TH, 1945 AT CAMP ATTERBURY IN INDIANA. HE THEN TOOK HIS BASIC TRAINING AND ATTENDED MEDICAL SCHOOL AT CAMP CROWDER NEAR NEOSHO, MISSOURI. AFTER A 15 DAY FURLOUGH HE LEFT UNION STATION IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA ON NOVEMBER 1, 1945 FOR CAMP BEALE NEAR BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. AFTER GOING TO CAMP SHANK, NEW YORK ON DECEMBER 6, 1945. HE LEFT ON THE SHIP E.B. ALEXANDER. AFTER A BRIEF STAY IN LE HARVE FRANCE, HE BOARDED A TRAIN FOR BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY. HE WAS STATIONED AT THE 121ST GENERAL HOSPITAL UNTIL APRIL 6, 1946 WHEN HE LEFT FOR COPENHAGEN, DENMARK TO THE U.S. LEAVE CENTER. HE SERVED THERE UNTIL JUNE 3, 1946 WHEN HE WAS SENT BACK TO BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY. HE REMAINED THERE UNTIL LEAVING FOR HOME ON OCTOBER 10, 1946. HE ARRIVED IN THE U.S 14 DAYS LATER WHERE AFTER A 21 DAY FURLOUGH HE WAS DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT FROM FT. DIX, NEW JERSEY ON NOVEMBER 18, 1946. AWARDS INCLUDE: GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AMERICAN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON AND OCCUPATIONAL SERVICE WWII RIBBON.