PFC Marion Hugh Mawyer

PFC Marion Hugh Mawyer was born 19 Apr 1913 in Albemarle County, Virginia.  He was the oldest of 4 children born to Marion Ernest and Minnie Alma (Quick).

Hugh was already enlisted in K Company 116th Infantry when the unit was federalized in February 1941.He trained with the unit at Camp Meade, Maryland and Camp Blanding, Florida before sailing for England aboard the Queen Mary in September 1942. The unit trained for many months for the planned amphibious landing that would be part of the invasion of occupied Europe.  PFC Mawyer participated in that landing on 6 Jun 1944, D-Day, and fought with the unit in Normandy until he was wounded on 17 Jun 1944.  PFC Mawyer died of his wound(s) on 24 Jun 1944.

PFC Mawyer was repatriated and re-interred to rest forever with his family in the Rock Spring Cemetery in Faber, Virginia.