Marvin Everet Stainton was born on July 14, 1895. He was the son of Lafayette Stainton and Mary Hasseltine Stainton. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Second Lieutenant in Company D, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 9, 1918 and is now buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, USA. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918 
Born: at Falls City, Nebraska
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Stainton, Marvin E. 
Citation:
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Marvin E. Stainton, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Verdun, France, October 9, 1918. While his battalion was being held up by heavy machine-gun fire. Second Lieutenant Stainton voluntarily led a small detachment of his platoon forward. He advanced far into enemy territory and succeeded in capturing seven machine-gun nests and 47 prisoners, continuing with his mission until he was killed.