Posted by David Twigg, 1SG (Ret) on February 5, 2016:

Marshall Hill Hurt , Jr. Date of death: KIA as a Prisoner of War (WWII) Home of record: Macon County Alabama Status: POW Marshall Hurt graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. AWARDS AND CITATIONS Silver Star Awarded for actions during the World War II (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Marshall Hill Hurt, Jr. (ASN: 0-18186), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy with the 31st Infantry Regiment, in the Philippine Islands, during World War II. General Orders: United States Military Academy Register of Graduates Action Date: World War II Service: Army Rank: Major Regiment: 31st Infantry Regiment Prisoner of War Medal Awarded for actions during the World War II Major (Infantry) Marshall Hill Hurt, Jr. (ASN: 0-18186), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 3 April 1945. Action Date: 1942 - Died in Captivity Service: Army Rank: Major Division: Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Japan)

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