Doc Marett
Ballplayers Wounded in Combat
| Date and Place of Birth: | January 13, 1914 nr. Potts Camp, MS |
| Date and Place of Death: | October 31, 2003 Potts Camp, MS |
| Baseball Experience: | Minor League |
| Position: | Third Base |
| Rank: | Private |
| Military Unit: | US Army |
| Area Served: | Pacific Theater of Operations |
Elias J. "E.J." or "Doc" Marett, the son of Kent and Esther Marett, was
born near Potts Camp, Mississippi on January 13, 1914. His father was a
farmer and "Doc" also worked the farm.
Marett had his first taste of minor league
baseball when he was briefly with the Greenville Bucks of the Class C
Cotton States League at the start of 1937. Aged 24, he played for no less than four teams
the following year. He played 12 games with the Greenville Bucks, 32 games with the Paragould Rebels of the Class D
Northeast Arkansas League, 16 games with the Huntington Bees of the
Class D Mountain State League and 17 games with the Troy Trojans of the
Class D Alabama-Florida League. In 77 games, the third baseman batted
.280. Marett was out of organized baseball in 1939, but returned in 1940 to play
25 games with the Clarksdale Red Sox of the Cotton States League.
Marett entered military service with the army at Camp Shelby,
Mississippi, in January 1942. He servedas a private in the Southwest Pacific and was
wounded in combat in 1943.
Doc Marett didn't return to baseball. He passed away in Potts Camp,
Mississippi, on October 31, 2003. He was 89 years old and is buried at
Cornersville Cemetery in Cornersville, Mississippi.
Date Added December 29, 2017. Updated May 23, 2020
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