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Personal info

Full name
CROWLING, John Francis
Date of birth
31 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Princess Anne County, Virginia
Hometown
Princess Anne County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33043222
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
The woods near the Rocherath Strasse, north of Krinkelt on the Belgian-German border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 3 51

Immediate family

Members
George W. Crowling (father)
Katherine L. (Holloway) Crowling (mother)
John C. Crowling (brother)
James Crowling (brother)
George W. Crowling Jr. (brother)
Margaret Crowling (sister)
Cleophia E. Crowling (sister)
Mary E. Crowling (sister)
Elizabeth Crowling (sister)
Katherine Crowling (sister)
Frances M. (Comer) Crowling (wife)
John R. Crowling (son)

More information

Pfc John F. Crowling enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 26 May 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com - Elizabeth Crowling, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Elizabeth Crowling