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Personal info

Full name
HOWARD, Julian Lindsay "Lynn"
Date of birth
6 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
19050393
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Krauthausen, south of Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 21 16

Immediate family

Members
Rufus H. Howard (father)
Ollie A. (Prock) Howard (mother)
Kermit E. Howard (brother)
Kenneth H. Howard (brother)
Oliver W. Howard (brother)
Paul C. Howard (brother)
Corbett G. Howard (brother)
Margaret (Farnsworth) Howard (wife)
Linda L. Howard (daughter)

More information

Sgt Julian L. Howard joined the Regular Army at Fort Mc Arthur, California on 6 November 1940 and was sent overseas in January 1943.

Sgt Howard was serving as squad leader in a rifle platoon which succeeded in making a rapid advance deep into enemy territory. When heavy resistance was encountered, a vigorous fire fight ensued with the result that he was struck by enemy fire, causing his death instantly and painlessly.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, André Koch, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / John Howard Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Tony Rockefeller, The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah)