- SURNAME
Fross
- FORENAME
Marvin Donald
- UNIT
formerly 1st Marine Parachute Battalion
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
307021
- DATE OF DEATH
22nd February 1945
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot F, 47
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Los Angeles, California
born 14.11.1922, Los Angeles, California, USA
Next of kin - Father, Mr. Donald D. Fross, c/o Sarah Phillips, Riddle, Oregon
KIA Iwo Jima, Japan
posthumous Silver Star
DATE OF DEATH:
22-Feb-1945CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Marvin D. Fross (MCSN: 307021), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with Company D, Second Battalion, Twenty-sixth Marines, FIFTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 22 February 1945. Observing a wounded Marine lying helpless in front of the company lines, Sergeant Fross courageously braved a hail of hostile mortar, machine-gun and rifle fire emanating from a Japanese pillbox to render first aid to his comrade. Sustaining fatal wounds from the intense fire, he dauntlessly persevered in his mission, struggling back to friendly lines with the wounded man. By his heroic actions, unselfish concern for another and loyal devotion to duty, Sergeant Fross served as an inspiration to the men of his company and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
