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name
DOWDESWELL, Roy - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16065406 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the Moselle area, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert J. Dowdeswell (father)
Ida G. Dowdeswell (mother)
Shirley Dowdeswell (sister)
Betty Dowdeswell (sister)
More information
T/5 Roy Dowdeswell enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 9 June 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Saint James, France.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
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