Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
MOWINKEL, Harold William - Date of
birth
23 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37748011 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Tittling, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry P. Mowinkel (father)
Louise A. (Eggers) Mowinkel (mother)
Edwin C. Mowinkel (brother)
More information
Pfc Harold W. Mowinkel enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 27 July 1944.He is remembered at the Voss Mohr Cemetery in Chalco, Sarpy County, Nebraska.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S / Lloyd Donahoo, www.wwiimemorial.com - James F. Peterson