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Personal info

Full name
ROWELL, James M
Date of birth
18 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Brookhaven, DeKalb County, Georgia
Hometown
Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34825056
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 1 4

Immediate family

Members
Oscar B. Rowell (father)
Loise Rowell (mother)
Oscar H. Rowell (brother)
Martha L. Rowell (sister)
Dorothy B. Rowell (sister)
Frances (Eidson) Rowell (wife)
Nancy Ann Rowell (daughter)
James M. Rowell (son)

More information

Sgt James M. Rowell enlisted in Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 15 July 1943. He received training at Camp Plauchie, Louisiana and was overseas since March 1944.

His daughter was only 27 months and hs son just 10 weeks old when he was killed.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Atlanta Constitution 25 January 1945