Marion R. McCown Jr. | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-009610
Rank	Major U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service From	South Dakota
Date of Death	January 16 1946
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

Major McCown's remains have been recovered, identified and interred at a private cemetery in Charleston, SC. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.