Marvin E. Potts
Marvin E. Potts
Army
MARVIN
E.
POTTS
Jan 17, 1922 -
BIRTHPLACE: Randolph, Kansas
SOLDIER DETAILS
DIVISION:
Army
, 7th Division 32nd Infantry
THEATER OF OPERATION:
Pacific
SERVED: Oct 18, 1944 -
Nov 3, 1946
HONORED BY: Wife Dorothy L. Potts Children John & Cyndi Potts, Cynthia Desroschers
BIOGRAPHY
I had Occupation duty in Okinawa. I was the first troop to step onto Okinawa. We walked right into the Japanese not knowing if they would fire on us or not. They had signed a peace treaty and were OK. It was our job to be on guard duty while getting them back to Japan via ships.