US PARAS Cornett, Marvin

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Cornett ​

• FORENAME

Marvin​

• UNIT

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Headquarters Company) ​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

​

• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Europe ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

pre-war occupation - Coal Miner​

enlisted 1941​

WIA Anzio, 31.01.1944​

after injury, served as instructor Fort Benning, Army Airborne School​

left Army after WWII, but returned 1947​

served mostly in Motor Transport​

retired 1968 (Sergeant First Class)​

resided California​

after Army worked California Highway Patrol​

married Eloyce Miller (Woman's Army Corp) (died 2017)​

daughter Jan Mendoza​

received Bronze Star and Purple Heart, aged 99​

​

​