World War II Honoree

Marshall Carl 'Marsh' Mussay

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Allan J. Ruter

Relationship

Son-in-Law

In March of 1943, he was inducted into the United States Army and received his training with Company H of the 272nd Infantry of the 69th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. 'The Fighting 69th', as it was known, arrived in England early in December, 1944 to continue training. Late in January of 1945 The Fighting 69th landed in Le Havre, France and moved to Belgium in order to hold defensive positions in the Siegfried Line, also known as Germany’s West Wall. With multiple successful attacks, the 69th Division advanced rapidly to the east. On April 25, the 69th met up with elements of the Russian Army at Torgau, Germany, on the Elbe River. After VE Day on May 8, the 69th took up occupation duties until it left for home and eventual inactivation. As part of his post-war regimen, he drove Army officers to the recently liberated Buchenwald concentration camp to see and learn firsthand of the Third Reich’s atrocities. For his service, He was awarded the Combat Infantryman and Expert Carbine badges, and medals including the Bronze Star, the American Campaign, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, Good Conduct, and WWII Victory.