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Personal info

Full name
HOWELL, David Howard
Date of birth
1 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Hometown
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35605848
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Belleau-Sivry, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 17 52

Immediate family

Members
Richard Howell (father)
Esther Howell (mother)
Richard Howell (brother)
Edward I. Howell (brother)
Robert J. Howell (brother)
Dorothy Howell (sister)

More information

Pfc Daniel H. Howell was a machinist by the Yo Sheet & Tube Company before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 17 March 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in the heart.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
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