Marvin was the son of Eben C
Greening & Neva E Smelser.
He married Vida M Leake on
27 September 1947 and they had 3 children.
He was a WW II veteran of
the 82nd Airborne Div, in Europe for 27 months.
Marvin worked for
Southwestern Bell for 34 years. |
[courtesy of Kathleen Conboy Yates]
Grave markers for Marvin E. Greening in Holy Rosary
Cemetery, Monroe City (Monroe county), Missouri.
Marvin enlisted in the Army
on 4 De3ember 1942
On 23 July 1944 Pfc Greening
was transferred from the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters to Hq/2nd,
508th PIR. He was promoted to Tec/5 on 19 January 1945 and
transferred to Co F on 1 April 1945.
His military decorations
include te Combat Infantryman Badge for action during campaign, 18 Dec
1944 to 20 Feb 1945. |