Marvin B. Schluessel

NAME Marvin Bruce Schluessel				NICKNAME —				MCSN 305379
HOME OF RECORD Elkhorn, WI				NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Albert W. Schluessel
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1920		DATE OF ENLISTMENT March 19, 1941					DATE OF LOSS May 8, 1942
REGION Pacific	CAMPAIGN / AREA Coral Sea		CASUALTY TYPE KIA			UNIT Marine detachment, USS Lexington			DUTY Fuze Setter Gun #4
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Schluessel was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the carrier USS Lexington. His battle station was in 5-inch Gallery 2 (port side forward), on Gun #4. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, at 1122 on 8 May 1942, a bomb exploded in the ammunition locker of Gun #6, causing heavy casualties in Gallery 2. PFC Schluessel was killed in the explosion and fire.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Letter of Commendation, Purple Heart					LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea.					MEMORIALS Heart Prairie Cemetery, Walworth County, WI Manila American Cemetery