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BOWEN, David Cooper - Date of
birth
20 November 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Wenonah, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14117927 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Rohrwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 39 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David J. Bowen (father)
Katherine R. (Cooper) Bowen (mother)
Jane Bowen (sister)
Anna G. Bowen (sister)
More information
Pfc David C. Bowen attended college for one year and was a powder chemist before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Dix , New Jersey on 12 January 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fargments to his chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Valentine Weekes Family / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / SigEp Patriots Project