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Personal info

Full name
MINNIX, Owen Gilbert
Date of birth
25 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia
Hometown
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33661779
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Harspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Buford G. Minnix (father)
Annie L. Minnix (mother)
Ray C. Minnix (brother)
Glenna J. (Quisenberry) Minnix (wife)
Shirley Minnix (daughter)

More information

Pvt Owen G. Minnix enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 15 January 1944.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com