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Personal info

Full name
HOWELL, Leroy
Date of birth
28 April 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Marland, Noble County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Glenrose, Noble County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38146975
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
Holler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 2 26

Immediate family

Members
Fred C. Howell (father)
Lula Howell (mother)
Alfred Howell (brother)
Bessie Howell (sister)
Gladys Howell (sister)
Harold Howell (brother)
Lester Howell (brother)
Lorine Howell (sister)
Lavell Howell (sister)

More information

T/Sgt Leroy Howell worked on a farm.

He enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 20 March 1942.

T/Sgt Howell was reported wounded in action on 22 July 1944 and returned to the front in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Ponca City News - 7 January 1945