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CONAWAY, Nevin O - Date of
birth
19 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Alabama -
Hometown
Cherokee County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34817479 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Holzheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
David S. Conaway (father)
Nonnie J. Conaway (mother)
H. Grace Conaway (sister)
Margaret F. (Conaway (sister)
Ruth E. Conaway (sister)
D. Stanley Conaway (brother)
Agnes G. Conaway (sister)
Madrid A. Conaway (sister)
Carey T. Conaway (brother)
M. Jean Conaway (sister)
More information
Pfc Nevin O Conaway enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 20 October 1943.He joined his unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on 20 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Larry Rosser (nephew), www.wwiimemorial.com - Stan Conaway, www.archives.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census /1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/34817479
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof / Ed & Sue Anderson, Lenie en Loek Etmans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Stan Conaway