Marsh, Louis V. (01056160): Difference between revisions

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|death_date=16 March 2005

|arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps

|teams=MII ~~427~~

|teams=MII 407; MII 478-G

|birth_date=2 February 1920

|rank_final=First Lieutenant

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== Biography ==

Louis V. Marsh ~~(1920–2005)~~ was ~~a U.S. Army officer and Ritchie Boy~~. Commissioned as a second lieutenant, he arrived at Camp Ritchie on 4 January 1944 ~~for class 15, a French course~~. ~~His Camp Ritchie certificate records that he~~ completed the course on 3 March ~~1944. He was released from Camp Ritchie on 10 April 1944~~ and ~~embarked on~~ the SS Queen Mary ~~for Scotland. After additional training in Britain, he was assigned to MII Team 407, attached to~~ the ~~137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division~~.

Louis V. Marsh was born on 2 February 1920. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps, he attended anti-aircraft officer training at Camp Davis in 1943 and arrived at Camp Ritchie on 4 January 1944. He completed the Class 15 French course on 3 March and sailed for Britain aboard the ''Queen Mary'' the following month.

Marsh ~~was later promoted to first lieutenant and~~ served ~~as officer in charge of~~ MII Team ~~478G~~, attached to ~~XXI Corps~~. ~~His Silver Star citation credits him with gallantry~~ near ~~Laneuville~~, France, on 16 September 1944~~. It states that, while serving with MII Team 407~~, ~~he accompanied~~ his ~~section into the town despite sniper and sporadic machine~~-~~gun fire, helped drive~~ the ~~remaining German force into a central locality~~, ~~and participated in an action that~~ killed three ~~enemy~~ soldiers, wounded one, captured eighteen, ~~destroyed~~ a machine-gun position, and ~~captured additional equipment~~.

Marsh served with MII Team 407, attached to the 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. During an action near Dombasle, France, on 15 September 1944, his four-man party crossed the Meurthe River, killed three German soldiers, wounded one, captured eighteen, and eliminated a machine-gun position and roadblock. Marsh received the Silver Star for his gallantry and was later promoted to first lieutenant and placed in charge of MII Team 478-G with XXI Corps.

The 137th Infantry Regiment after-action report describes the related operation involving a four-man party led by Captain George T. Schneider and including Lieutenant Marsh; its narrative dates that action to 15 September 1944 and records the same casualties, prisoners, and machine-gun position. Marsh died on 16 March 2005.

Marsh died on 16 March 2005.

== Research notes ==

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* Silver Star

* OCR (88%) of `6072873556067848.jpg` (CAMP RITCHIE, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER, Camp Ritchie) — dated 3 March 1944

* The after-action report dates the action 15 September 1944; the citation says 16 September. The biography uses the contemporaneous report date and retains the citation in Sources.

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== Timeline ==

* 2 February 1920 — Born.

* 22 February–20 May 1943 — Attended anti-aircraft officer training at Camp Davis, North Carolina.

* 4 January 1944 — Arrived at Camp Ritchie for the Class 15 French course.

* 3 March 1944 — Graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 15).

* 10 April 1944 — Sailed for Scotland aboard the Queen Mary.

* 15 September 1944 — Took part in the Dombasle action with MII Team 407 and the 137th Infantry Regiment.

* World War II — Promoted to first lieutenant and commanded MII Team 478-G with XXI Corps.

* 16 March 2005 — Died.

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== Sources ==

* [[:File:6072873556067848.jpg|Camp Ritchie certificate for Louis V. Marsh, 3 March 1944]]

* RB Archive family packet: Camp Ritchie records, Silver Star citation, and 137th Infantry Regiment after-action report

* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data

* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records

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 |death_date=16 March 2005
 |arm_or_service=Coast Artillery Corps
-|teams=MII 427
+|teams=MII 407; MII 478-G
+|birth_date=2 February 1920
+|rank_final=First Lieutenant
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 == Biography ==
-Louis V. Marsh (1920–2005) was a U.S. Army officer and Ritchie Boy. Commissioned as a second lieutenant, he arrived at Camp Ritchie on 4 January 1944 for class 15, a French course. His Camp Ritchie certificate records that he completed the course on 3 March 1944. He was released from Camp Ritchie on 10 April 1944 and embarked on the SS Queen Mary for Scotland. After additional training in Britain, he was assigned to MII Team 407, attached to the 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division.
+Louis V. Marsh was born on 2 February 1920. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps, he attended anti-aircraft officer training at Camp Davis in 1943 and arrived at Camp Ritchie on 4 January 1944. He completed the Class 15 French course on 3 March and sailed for Britain aboard the ''Queen Mary'' the following month.
-Marsh was later promoted to first lieutenant and served as officer in charge of MII Team 478G, attached to XXI Corps. His Silver Star citation credits him with gallantry near Laneuville, France, on 16 September 1944. It states that, while serving with MII Team 407, he accompanied his section into the town despite sniper and sporadic machine-gun fire, helped drive the remaining German force into a central locality, and participated in an action that killed three enemy soldiers, wounded one, captured eighteen, destroyed a machine-gun position, and captured additional equipment.
+Marsh served with MII Team 407, attached to the 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. During an action near Dombasle, France, on 15 September 1944, his four-man party crossed the Meurthe River, killed three German soldiers, wounded one, captured eighteen, and eliminated a machine-gun position and roadblock. Marsh received the Silver Star for his gallantry and was later promoted to first lieutenant and placed in charge of MII Team 478-G with XXI Corps.
-The 137th Infantry Regiment after-action report describes the related operation involving a four-man party led by Captain George T. Schneider and including Lieutenant Marsh; its narrative dates that action to 15 September 1944 and records the same casualties, prisoners, and machine-gun position. Marsh died on 16 March 2005.
+Marsh died on 16 March 2005.
 == Research notes ==
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 * Silver Star
 * OCR (88%) of `6072873556067848.jpg` (CAMP RITCHIE, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER, Camp Ritchie) — dated 3 March 1944
+* The after-action report dates the action 15 September 1944; the citation says 16 September. The biography uses the contemporaneous report date and retains the citation in Sources.
 == Gallery ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 2 February 1920 — Born.
+* 22 February–20 May 1943 — Attended anti-aircraft officer training at Camp Davis, North Carolina.
+* 4 January 1944 — Arrived at Camp Ritchie for the Class 15 French course.
+* 3 March 1944 — Graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 15).
+* 10 April 1944 — Sailed for Scotland aboard the Queen Mary.
+* 15 September 1944 — Took part in the Dombasle action with MII Team 407 and the 137th Infantry Regiment.
+* World War II — Promoted to first lieutenant and commanded MII Team 478-G with XXI Corps.
+* 16 March 2005 — Died.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
+* [[:File:6072873556067848.jpg|Camp Ritchie certificate for Louis V. Marsh, 3 March 1944]]
+* RB Archive family packet: Camp Ritchie records, Silver Star citation, and 137th Infantry Regiment after-action report
 * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
 * Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records