Marvin Arden Baty (1925 - 1943)

Born 25 Oct 1925 in Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing County, Minnesota,

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 1943 at age 18 in At Sea

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Biography

Seaman 2nd Class Marvin Baty served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 30 March 1943
Unit(s): USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
Service ended: 25 November 1943 (death)

Marvin Baty was Killed in Action during World War II.

From his profile in Find A Grave: "Was a farm boy that wanted to go to war to do his part. He enlisted in the Navy for WWII when he was 16 or 17 and was killed when a Japanese sub torpedoed the USS LISCOME BAY off Makin Atoll. He had joined the ship shortly before in Long Beach, CA."

Marvin is memorialized at the National Cemetery of the Pacific Punch Bowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he is listed in the Courts of the Missing.

The Purple Heart was awarded him posthumously.

Background on the USS LISCOME BAY:

The escort carrier USS LISCOME BAY was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine, I-175, early in the morning of 24 Nov 1943. The LISCOME BAY was the flagship of a three-carrier task group, providing close air support for the Marine landings on Tarawa and Makin Islands, which had started on November 20th. The LISCOME BAY caught fire and sank less than 25 minutes after taking a torpedo in the engine room. Only 272 of her crew were rescued, 645 crewmen were lost. This was the LISCOME BAY's first war cruise.

Sources

Ancestry.com, including

• Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934
• 1940 Home Brook, Cass, Minnesota US Census - Marvin is 14 years old, living with his parents and four older siblings - his father is a farmer
• U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 for Marvin Arden Baty - Liscome Bay, 1943
• Marvin A Baty in the U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas

Honolulu Memorial

Arden has two memorials in Find A Grave:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #56114892 - Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
• Find A Grave: Memorial #51318720 - Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager, Cass County, Minnesota

Profile History:

• Baty-66 was created by Susan Tye on 8 Feb 2015.
• Baty-88 was created by Richard Carle through the import of AbrahamCarleDescendants.ged on Jul 19, 2015.
• Merged Baty-88 into Baty-66 on March 13, 2023.