Lucky Bag Yearbook

From the 1942 Lucky Bag:

MARVIN GORDON LEE

Bud

Boxing 4; Track 4, 2; Log 2, 1; Quarterdeck 4, 2, 1; Boat Club 4, 3, 2, 1; Glee Club 4, 3, 2, 1; Masqueraders 2, 1; 1 Stripe.

Bud’s theme might well he “Life is a song,” for he knows how to enjoy himself regardless of the circumstances. His variety of activities is indication enough of his ability, whether it he singing, debating, acting with the Masqueraders, boxing, running the 440, playing a bridge hand, or dragging a queen. Need it be said that the future holds much for this lad of ability plus.

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The Class of 1942 graduated on December 19, 1941, less than two weeks after the United States entered World War II. The class had previously been scheduled to graduate in February 1942.

Loss

Marvin was lost on February 24, 1952 in an airplane crash near Corpus Christi, Texas. (Information from May 1952 issue of Shipmate.)

Other Information

From researcher Kathy Franz:

Marvin was administrative officer of the Kingsville naval auxiliary air station when he died in a plane crash. The two-engine plane, which crashed on the King ranch shortly after take-off, was on a routine cross-country training mission bound for Olathe, Kansas.

Marvin was the fifth man to die from the crash. He and his copilot were both badly burned in the accident and were thrown clear of the plane. His copilot survived.

His father Francis owned a grocery store; his mother was Nora.

He was survived by his wife, Marion. Marvin is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Photographs

From the Lucky Bag

Bronze Star

From All Hands, December 1951:

LEE, Marvin G., LCDR USN: For meritorious achievement as air intelligence officer on the staff of Commander Carrier Division Three, embarked in USS Valley Forge, during operations against enemy forces in the Korean area from 1 Jul to 14 Aug 1950.