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Personal info

Full name
HEWITT, Homer James
Date of birth
23 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Conway, Taylor County, Iowa
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33881636
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 12 25

Immediate family

Members
Clement D. Hewitt (father)
Lena H. Hewitt (mother)
William C. Hewitt (brother)
Mahlon H. Hewitt (brother)

More information

Pvt Homer J. Hewitt was taken prisoner on 13 December 1944.
He was shot the dame day while marching to a POW camp.


He is remembered at the Conway Cemetery in Conway, Taylor County, Iowa.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – William C. Hewitt, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Julia Johnson