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Norman Ray Markwell

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Norman Ray Markwell Veteran

Birth
Stonington, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Aug 1975 (aged 62)
Great Lakes, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9720833, Longitude: -87.6652361
Plot
Section H, Block 10
Memorial ID
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Served 24 years in the US Navy, rising from seaman recruit to Commander. In the Philippines at the start of WWII, he served on Bataan and Corregidor. He was a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan for three and a half years. He retired from the Navy in the 1950s and served as Superintendent for North Pier Terminal Co. in charge of Navy Pier in Chicago.
Served 24 years in the US Navy, rising from seaman recruit to Commander. In the Philippines at the start of WWII, he served on Bataan and Corregidor. He was a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan for three and a half years. He retired from the Navy in the 1950s and served as Superintendent for North Pier Terminal Co. in charge of Navy Pier in Chicago.


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