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Personal info

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

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