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Personal info

Full name
COLEMAN, Marvis Lavaughn
Date of birth
27 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Ansley, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38657544
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 63

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin Coleman (father)
Irene Coleman (mother)
Margaret Coleman (sister)
Marvin Coleman (brother)
Bobbie Coleman (sister)

More information

Pvt Marvis L. Coleman graduated from Ansley High School.

He enlisted at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana on 19 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Shreveport Journal Louisiana - 7 April 1945