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Personal info

Full name
LOEWEN, David Spence
Date of birth
21 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas
Hometown
Winton, Merced County, California

Military service

Service number
39688543
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Chaumont, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 1 4

Immediate family

Members
Peter G. Loewen (father)
Marie I. (Spenst) Loewen (mother)
Peter S. Loewen (brother)
Cornelius Loewen (brother)
Samuel S. Loewen (brother)
Benjamin S. Loewen (brother)
Harry S. Loewen (brother)
Agnes S. Loewen (sister)
Richard S. Loewen (brother)
Katherine Loewen (sister)
Phyllis S. Loewen (sister)
Donald L. Loewen (brother)
Melvin S. Loewen (brother)
Robert S. Loewen (brother)
Viola S. Loewen (sister)
William Loewen (brother)
Albert Loewen (brother)
Raymond Loewen (brother)
Alice Loewen (sister)

More information

T/5 David S. Loewen enlisted in Fresno, California on 21 November 1942.

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

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Margo Reasner