January 17, 1922 – Unknown
Marvin Potts
Personal Information
Birthplace: Randolph, Kansas
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 7th Division 32nd Infantry
Theater of Operation: Pacific
Enlisted / Commissioned: Oct 18, 1944
Discharged: Nov 3, 1946
Honored By: Wife Dorothy L. Potts Children John & Cyndi Potts, Cynthia Desroschers
Biography
I had Occupation duty in Okinawa. I was the first troop to step onto Okinawa. We walked right into the Japanese not knowing if they would fire on us or not. They had signed a peace treaty and were OK. It was our job to be on guard duty while getting them back to Japan via ships.
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