World War II Honoree

Marvin Jerome Bacharach

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

STAGED WITH HIS UNIT AT CAMP SHANKS AT ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK ON JANUARY 20, 1945 AWAITING OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT. SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON JANUARY 26, 1945 AND ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON FEBRUARY 6, 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 13TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. HIS DIVISION WAS NEVER ENTERED INTO COMBAT ALTHOUGH SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART IN OPERATION 'VARSITY,' THE AIRBORNE DROP EAST OF THE RHINE RIVER. THE DIVISION WAS NOT EMPLOYED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AIRLIFT. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.