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Personal info

Full name
COWAN, Robert Harold
Date of birth
20 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31434586
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bettingen - Wetltingen, West of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 14 20

Immediate family

Members
Harold E. Cowan (father)
Emma Cowan (mother)
Gail Cowan (sister)
Edward D. Cowan (brother)
Laura Cowan (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert H. Cowan graduated from Dedham High School in June, 1944 and was employed at the Registry of Deeds.

He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 August 1944. He trained at Camp Croft, South Carolina and was sent overseas on 3 January 1945.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5rh Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dedham High School 1944