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BING, Marvin Leroy - Date of
birth
20 February 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa -
Hometown
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20701647 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
133rd Infantry Regiment,
34th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 February 1944 - Place of
death
Italy
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 30 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence W. Bing (father)
Lenora (Ritchie) Bing (mother)
Kenneth Davis (stepfather)
George R. Bing (half-brother)
Thomas Bing (half-brother)
Donald K. Bing (half-brother)
More information
Marvin Bing formerly lived with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Bing. He attended West High School and was a caddy at the Byrnes Ppark golfcourse.Pvt Marvin L. Bing joined the National Guard in Waterloo, Iowa on 10 February 1941. He served with his unit in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
In June 1943, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for exceptional bravery beyond the call of duty during the North African campaign when he, together with two other men charged and destroyed an enemy machine-gun nest after two other members of their party had been killed.
Pvt Bing was last seen going into a church to rest after an action in the vicinity of Cassino, Italy. Shortly after, a heavy artillery shell demolished the church.
His father, Willard Bing, was a member of the Army Signal Corps during World War I.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.89infdivww2.org, www.ancestry.com - Iowa, County Birth / WWII Bonus File, http://iagenweb.org/ - Waterloo Daily Courier, www.newspaperarchive.com - Waterloo Daily Courier
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - Waterloo Daily Courier, www.ancestry.com - West High School Yearbook 1939