Marshall was a loyal, churchgoing man, a Purple Heart recipient wounded in Iwo Jima during World War II and a son who tried mightily but could never live up to the high ideals of his socialite mother, according to letters friends submitted to the court.

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The document specifies medals won by Hubbard, including a Purple Heart with a Palm, implying that he was wounded in action twice.

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