Adren K. Marah

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 03/04/1945

Adren Kenneth Marah was born in Odin, Wright County, Missouri on August 17, 1919.

He was drafted into the Army on September 1, 1944 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. His home
of residence was listed as Kansas City, Missouri and his civilian occupation was listed as
general farmers. He had completed grammar school and was married.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C from the 48th Replacement Battalion on February 8, 1945.

Private Marah was killed in action in Germany on March 4, 1945, near the town of Schwirzheim.

Above: The only photo of Adren K. Marah that could be found is this
childhood photo of him at approximately 7-8 years old.

Photo from the Fields of Honor Database website courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Decorations of Adren K. Marah

Adren K. Marah was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium in Block H Row 9 Grave 223 and his remains were later
transferred and buried in Henri-Chapelle, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary
cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liège, Belgium
Plot H Row 12 Grave 46

Grave marker for Adren K. Marah

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
Find A Grave website

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