Marion E. George

	NAME Marion Elmer George	NICKNAME Frog	SERVICE NUMBER 274933
	UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston	HOME OF RECORD 201 Avenue I Bogalusa, LA	NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Perlie F. George
	DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1918 at Port Arthur, TX	ENTERED SERVICE September 28, 1939 at Dallas, TX	DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942
	REGION Java Sea	CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait	CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Marion E. George was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He served aboard the cruiser alongside his Navy brother, Perlie George Junior. When Japanse warships sank the Houston off the coast of Java on 1 March 1942, Perlie George managed to escape. He was picked up by Japanese forces and survived years of captivity as a prisoner of war. He eventually returned home, but did so alone. Marion was still missing, and it was accepted that he lost his life in the sinking. Marion George’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class	STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea	MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery

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