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Personal info

Full name
ROWE, Edmund John
Date of birth
1 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Maywood, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36657722
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Bischwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 14 15

Immediate family

Members
Edmund J. Rowe (father)
Anna A. (Vignola) Rowe (mother)
Robert J. Rowe (brother)
Lois Rowe (sister)

More information

Pfc Edmund J. Rowe was employed at the Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Matthew W. Thompson Family Tree / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - JimO, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Maywood Illinois