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Personal info

Full name
VAN LIEW, Dewey Leon
Date of birth
9 December 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Copperas Cove, Coryell County, Texas
Hometown
Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38036714
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
Forêt Domaniale de Champ, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 13 5

Immediate family

Members
William H. Van Liew (father)
Della E. (Coleman) Van Liew (mother)
James W. Van Liew (brother)
Rosa A. Van Liew (sister)
Vada A. Van Liew (sister)
Velma P. Van Liew (sister)
Arnold C. Van Liew (brother)

More information

Pfc Dewey L. Van Liew was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles before he enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 24 January 1941. He was sent overseas April 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Willming Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – James Durham, www.newspapers.com – The Austin American - 10 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy