Editing Lee Marvin (section)

===World War II===
[[File:Lee Marvin Red Book picture (FFT halftone filtered).jpg|thumb|Picture of Private Lee Marvin, USMC, as listed in the "Red Book", 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, published in 1943]]

Marvin enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] on August 12, 1942. Before finishing the [[United States Marine Corps School of Infantry|School of Infantry]], he served as a [[quartermaster]]. Marvin served in the [[4th Marine Division (United States)|4th Marine Division]] as a [[scout sniper]] in the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theater]] during World War II,<ref>Wise and Rehill 1999, [https://books.google.com/books?id=l3Z78rt_oHsC p. 43.]</ref> including assaults on [[Kwajalein Atoll|Kwajalein]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgabBoWKPM |title=Lee Marvin: Actor, WWII Combat Veteran Speaks on Combat |date=2013-10-08 |last=Audie Murphy American Legend |access-date=2024-08-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Battle of Eniwetok|Eniwetok]], and [[Battle of Saipan|Saipan-Tinian]].<ref name="OMPF">{{cite book |title=Official Military Personnel File for Lee Marvin |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74875848 |via=National archives catalog |series=Series: Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998 |date=August 1942 |publisher=The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref> While serving as a member of Item ("I") Company, [[3rd Battalion 24th Marines|3rd Battalion]], [[24th Marine Regiment (United States)|24th Marines]], [[4th Marine Division]], Marvin participated in 21 amphibious assaults on Japanese-held islands. He was wounded in action on June 18, 1944, while taking part in the assault on [[Mount Tapochau]] during the [[Battle of Saipan]], during which most of his company became casualties.<ref>Zec 1980, p. 38.</ref> He was hit by machine gun fire, which severed his [[sciatic nerve]],<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=4&subID=1180 |title=The real thing: Marvin and Point Blank. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926221349/http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=4&subID=1180 |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |journal=[[The First Post]] |date=February 15, 2007 |access-date=October 11, 2013 |last=Rafael |first=George}}</ref> and then was hit in the foot by a sniper.<ref name="cometoverhollywood.com">{{cite web|url=http://cometoverhollywood.com/2015/03/21/hollywood-Veterans-in-Arlington-National-Cemetery-lee-marvin/|title=Hollywood Veterans in Arlington National Cemetery: Lee Marvin|work=Comet Over Hollywood|date=March 22, 2015 }}</ref> After over a year of medical treatment in naval hospitals, Marvin was given a medical discharge with the rank of [[Private First Class#United States Marine Corps|Private First Class]]. He previously held the rank of [[Corporal]] but had been demoted for troublemaking.<ref name="cometoverhollywood.com" />

Marvin's decorations include the [[Purple Heart Medal]], the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]], the [[American Campaign Medal]], the [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]], the [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]], and the [[Combat Action Ribbon]].<ref name="OMPF" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://marines.togetherweserved.com/usmc/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=SBVTimeLine&type=Person&ID=55680 |title=PFC Lee Marvin |website=Together We Served |access-date=October 11, 2013}}</ref>

====Medals and ribbons====
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Purple Heart ribbon|width=80}} [[Purple Heart]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|other_device=nv||ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=80}} [[Navy Commendation Medal]] with [[V Device]]{{citation needed|date=September 2022|reason=Only known reference to Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal is on togetherweserved, assembled by a user of unknown creditability/credulity. Unable to find other sources listing this award, including specifically the Official Military Performance File held by the US National Archives does not list this award.}}
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Combat Action Ribbon|width=80}} [[Combat Action Ribbon]]
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon|width=80}} [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=American Campaign Medal ribbon|width=80}} [[American Campaign Medal]]
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| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|name=Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon|width=80}} [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]]
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=World War II Victory Medal ribbon|width=80}} [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]
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