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name
DOWELL, Samuel "Sammie" - Date of
birth
7 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Indiana -
Hometown
Fayette, Vigo County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35810614 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 34 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
William N. Dowell (father)
Currie M. (Sutherland) Dowell (mother)
Muriel E. Dowell (sister)
John H. Dowell (brother)
Thelma L. Dowell (sister)
Elsie M. Dowell (sister)
Walter E. Dowell (brother)
Ella M. Dowell (sister)
Margaret I. Dowell (sister)
William M. Dowell (brother)
Mary E. Dowell (sister)
Thomas F. Dowell (brother)
Audrey Dowell (brother)
Harold Dowell (brother)
More information
Pfc Samuel Dowell was a chauffeur before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 27 November 1943. He was sent overseas on 10 October 1944.He was taken prisoner on 1 January 1945 and was held prisoner in Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany.
In February 1945 more than 350 U.S. POW's, Jewish and other religions, were sent to Berga concentration camp for forced labor. On 4 April 1945 these POW's were send on a death march to Bavaria. Many of these men died during this march. On 15 April they were in the vicinity of Marktredwitz, Germany where they were liberated on 24 April 1945.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Prisoner of War/ Green Dowell Family Tree, http://www.indianamilitary.org/106ID
Photo source: -, Vigo County Public Library - Terre Haute Tribune - 25 January 1945