WWII Sebastian Co Ar

Marion Roland Hundley
1926-2008

Marion Roland Hundley was born March 15, 1926 in Jenks, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma to Charles Virgil & Anna Lee Wood Hundley. July 17 1946, while living at Pawnee, Pawnee, Oklahoma he married Doris Pogue Nottingham. She also served in WWII and has a Page about her service.

March 16, 1944 Marion registered for the military draft in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He served from June 28, 1944 until November 4, 1946. On June 22, 1947 he enlisted in the Reserves as a Sgt. Tech 4. September 9, 1948 he again registered for the military draft at the court house in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. He also has an enlistment record from Pawnee, Oklahoma dated November 10, 1945 , enlisting at Camp SanLuis Obispo, California.

On the 1950 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. census his occupation is "Salesman in the radio business".

December 2, 2008 Marion Roland Hundley passed away and was buried in the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Ar.

Below his obituary you will find a description of his service with the 104th Timberwolfs Infantry division

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Mr. Roland Hundley, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in Fort Smith. He was the son of the late C.V. and Anna Lee (Wood)Hundley.

Mr. Hundley graduated from Ralston High School (school is in Oklahoma); and enlisted in the United States ARMY. He fought with the 104th Infantry Timberwolves, a unit that was one of the 1st to enter Berlin, Germany in World War II.

Mr. Hundley was an advertiser by profession; which expanded over 50 years. He began this line of work as a sales representative with KFSA (the radio station in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area). This led to him helping to start Fort Smith's 1st television station (KFSA-TV). In 1957, Mr. Hundley opened up his first advertising agency. This agency served Western and Northwest Arkansas.

Then in 1971, Mr. Hundley was initiated the founding of the Western Arkansas Chapter of the American Advertising Federation(A.A.F.). He became the 1st president of this newly formed organization.

Mr. Hundley was a long-time member of the prestigious Hardscrabble Country Club, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He won numerous trophies in golf tournaments. Mr. Hundley loved golf so much and wanted others to enjoy this great sport that he served on the board of Fort Smith First Tee. Besides golfing, Mr. Hundley was an avid HAWG fan; and a devoted member of Harvest Time Church.
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The 104th Timberwolves Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. Today, it is known as the 104th Training Division (Leader Training) and based at Fort Lewis, Washington, as a training unit of the United States Army Reserve.
Activated in 1921 and deployed during World War II, the division saw almost 200 days of fighting in northwestern Europe as it fought through France, Netherlands, Belgium, and western Germany, fighting back several fierce German counterattacks as it advanced through the theater throughout late 1944 and 1945. This was the only combat duty that the 104th Infantry Division has served during its history. At the end of the fighting on 7 May 1945 (V-E Day), this division was in central Germany opposite the troops of its allies from the Soviet Army.

For more information about their missions click 104th Division in WWII