1LT Nathan M. Marks
First Lieutenant (1LT) Nathan Michael Marks of George Company, 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to John and Sadie (Agranovich) Marks on August 2, 1920. Nathan was their firstborn. He had three sisters, Roselle, Shirley, and Frances Marks.
He married Eleanor Rose Gordon in Duval, Florida, on December 7, 1942, and their marriage was blessed with a son, Clifford Marks, born in Scotland, North Carolina, on October 1, 1943.
Nathan enlisted in the U.S. Army at Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1941, and was assigned to the 501st PIR.
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, LT Marks jumped into Normandy. Most of the actions during the first hours on D-Day are blurry, as the situation was extremely chaotic and it was still dark, making it hard to see clearly what was happening. It appears that LT Marks was killed by a sniper while fighting the Germans near Pouppeville, Normandy.
Another Screaming Eagle had soared to the ultimate height. 🦅
LT Nathan Marks died at the age of 23, leaving behind his family, a wife, and a young son. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart Medal. On D-Day, he was initially buried in a little orchard in Pouppeville. Later, on July 7, 1944, he was reinterred in the temporary Military Cemetery of Sainte-Mère-Église, No 2, Normandy, at Plot C, Row 9, 171. In the Fall of 1948, he was reburied at the Beth Israel Cemetery in Los Angeles. May he rest in peace.
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Nathan.
Lest we forget. 🇺🇸
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