James Paul Marmion
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 400461
December 13, 1919
in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
John Loughran Marmion
Margaret (Mallon) Marmion
Bennett High School (1937)
Canisius College (1941)
Post-war:
University of Buffalo Law School
Details unknown
April 20, 1942
in Buffalo, NY
Joined September 20, 1944 from 3rd Provisional Marine Detachment
Transferred (wounded in action) March 2, 1945, to USS Bolivar.
October 24, 1945
Discharged
151 Carmel Road, Buffalo, NY – home of parents, John & Margaret Marmion
Campaigns
After enlisting in April 1942, Marmion was sent to Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia, but did not complete the course. He was then assigned to Headquarters Company, Third Battalion, 21st Marines as a member of the intelligence section and deployed overseas. Marmio would spend time training in New Zealand and the Solomon Islands before returning to California for another attempt at earning a commission. Frustrated again, he attended advanced infantry school at Camp Elliott in the summer of 1944 before eventually shipping to Hawaii and joining the 24th Marines as a replacement.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 737 (Rifle Squad Leader)
Important Events:
Wounded in action March 2, 1945
Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima
Citation
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