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Personal info

Full name
BOWEN, Charles Merrill "Guerry"
Date of birth
21 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois
Hometown
Opelika, Lee County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34809167
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
Near Binsfeld, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 8 5

Immediate family

Members
Roy M. Bowen (father)
Catherine Bowen (mother)
Roy Bowen (brother)
Catherine Bowen (sister)

More information

Pvt Charles M. Bowen attended high school for 4 years and was a student at Vanderbilt University.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Michigan, on 11 June 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Vanderbilt University 1942