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Personal info

Full name
BEARD, Lowell Brady
Date of birth
13 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Snyder, Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Texline, Dallam County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38082491
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chateau Salins, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 18 3

Immediate family

Members
John G. Beard (father)
Alice L. (Pipes) Beard (mother)
Fred J. Beard (brother)
Hubert C. Beard (brother)
Hulle K. Beard (brother)
Rena M. Beard (sister)
Fay Beard (brother)
Lynn (Beard) Hastings (sister)
Merle Beard (brother)
Ruby A. (Fuson) Beard (wife)
Rena G. Beard (daughter)

More information

Pfc Lowell B. Beard enlisted at Camp Wolters, Texas on 6 February 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Hollis Weekly News - 7 December 1944