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The Lees met while working at the Ideal Greeting Card Company, and most enjoyed dancing at some of Chicago’s ballrooms, where a night of dancing only cost a quarter.
They were married on Dec. 22, 1939, at St. John Berchmans Parish in Chicago.
Fielding was drafted into the Navy in 1943, where he served in eight major battles. At that time, Marion worked for the Army Corp of Engineers and served as secretary to Brigadier General Leslie Groves, Jr. who was instrumental in the Manhattan Project.
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