Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
COWHEY, Kenneth J - Date of
birth
1914 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36114196 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
254th Engineer Combat Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James Cowhey (father)
Florence M. Cowhey (mother)
Marjory M. Cowhey (sister)
More information
Sgt Kenneth J. Cowhey enlisted on 5 May 1941 at Detroit, Michigan.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet