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DOWELL, Aubrey B - Date of
birth
21 May 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Wilkes County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34458951 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
389th Engineer General Service Regiment
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
10 May 1945 - Place of
death
Fürth, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
James M. Dowell (father)
Nora L. (Hawkins) Dowell (mother)
Claude E. Dowell (brother)
Alma V. Dowell (sister)
John P. Dowell (brother)
Samuel K. Dowell (brother)
Vernon E. Dowell (brother)
Tommy L. Dowell (brother)
Martha V. (Hauser) Dowell (wife)
More information
Pfc Aubrey B. Dowell worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 26 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - Winston Salem-Journal - 10 June 1945