Military Monday posts are made to honor those in my family tree who have served in the United States military.
Marvin Marion Gillis
U.S. Army
May 27, 1913 - October 9, 1918
World War I
Transcription by ChatGPT:
"SGT. MARVIN M. GILLIS
Soperton, Ga.
Sergeant Gillis served about four years on the Mexican Border previous to the United States entering the war. Attached to Company “B”, 11th Machine Gun Battalion, 4th Division, he embarked for overseas service May 9th, 1918. Was wounded in action, dying as a result of his wounds in Evacuation Hospital No. 8, in France, October 9th, 1918."
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| Marvin's World War I Service Card, 1917-1919, Ancestry.com |
Marvin is my 4th cousin, 1x removed. Our common ancestor is Newhampton Tapley.
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