Marsh, Louis V. (01056160)

Louis V. Marsh
Personal details
Born	1920
Died	16 March 2005
Nativity	United States
Religion	Catholic
Awards	Silver Star
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Coast Artillery Corps
ASN	01056160
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section	7A
Teams	MII 478, MII 427-G

Awards and honors

Silver Star

• Listed in By The Numbers/Awards (from Ritchie Boy Secrets by Beverley Driver Eddy).

Teammates

Team — MII 478

Team — MII 427-G

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Louis V. Marsh (1920 – 16 March 2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 15.

Biography

Silver Star Citation The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant (Coast Artillery Corps) Louis V. Marsh (ASN: 01056160), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 35th Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of Laneuville, France, on 16 September 1944. Lieutenant Marsh, a member of the Military Intelligence Team 407 on duty with the 137th Infantry Regiment, accompanied his section to the town of Laneuville, France, which at that time had not been liberated. Lieutenant Marsh's gallant actions, initiative and leadership ability resulted in the killing of three, wounding of one, and capture of eighteen enemy troops, and the destruction of one machine gun and capture of an assortment of enemy equipment. (From New York) After Action Report 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division 15 SEPTEMBER 1944 On September 15, Task Force S moved into the city of Nancy, and on the same day elements of the 137th Infantry began to cross the Meurthe River. Schneider, accompanied by 2nd Lieutenant Louis V. Marsh of the Military Intelligence Team, had already crossed the river into Dombasle, where they encountered enemy resistance unexpectedly. Marsh, as well as his certificate graduating Camp Ritchie Class 15. Marsh passed away on March 16, 2005. Born on February 2,1920, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt., and arrived at Camp Ritchie, starting Class 15 (French) on January 4, 1944. He graduated Class 15 on March 3, 1944 and released from Camp Ritchie, embarking on the SS Queen Mary on April 10, 1944 to Scotland. After some additional training in Britain, he was assigned to MII Team 407, attached to the 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. He was later promoted to 1st. Lt., and served as the OIC of MII Team 478G attached to XXI Corps.

Research notes

• MII 478 w/XXI Corps;Silver Star
• MII 427
• OCR (88%) of `6072873556067848.jpg` (CAMP RITCHIE, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER, Camp Ritchie) — dated 3 March 1944.

Gallery

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	85
Class_ASN	56160
Class_Name	MARSH, Louis V.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-22 (1 post)
• OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 6072873556067848.jpg