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COWARD, George E - Date of
birth
9 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Richland County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Union County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34864579 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 21 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James L. Coward (father)
Willie E. (Ballentine) Coward (mother)
James M. Coward (Bother)
Lewis A. Coward (brother)
William D. Coward (brother)
John W. Coward (brother)
Jamaica Coward (wife)
Gerald A. Coward (son)
Jo Ann Coward (daughter)
More information
Pvt George E. Coward was a clerk before he enisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 26 May 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Hannah Majewski - Public Service Librarian, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Jac Engels, http://www.savedbysacrifice.com/GeorgeCoward.html