Name:
Marion Abe Shewmaker
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
329814
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-29
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
Plot:
Section D
Row:
Grave:
Site 3904
Decoration:
Comments:
Marion Abe Shewmaker was born on September 8, 1924, in Mercer County, Kentucky. He was the son of John Shewmaker and Gertrude Woods Shewmaker.
He served in the Pioneer Company, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 29, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.