Homer Marcum was the son of Lora Marcum and Ida Mae Reed. He entered the service in October 1936 and saile for Hawaii in July, 1939.
105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, Company E
He was killed on July 8, 1944 on Saipan Island
Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Straight Fork, Scott Co, TN
- Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Date of birth: 13 September 1915
- Date of death: 8 July 1944
- County: Scott
- Hometown: Pioneer
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Fairview Cemetery, Straight Fork, Scott County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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