Rank/Rate	Chief Gunner’s Mate
Service Number	234 09 44
Birth Date	July 22, 1917
From	East Aurora, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Bonefish (SS-223)
Loss Date	June 18, 1945
Location	Toyama Bay, Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Marion was born in East Hamburg, New York. Some sources list his birth date as October 20, 1915.

Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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