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Personal info

Full name
SCHOOLEY, Jewell Elwood
Date of birth
26 March 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Richmond, Ray County, Missouri
Hometown
Richmond, Ray County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37732196
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 January 1945
Place of death
Arloncourt, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 9 4

Immediate family

Members
George M. Schooley (father)
Malinda E. (Brown) Schooley (mother)
Emma F. Schooley (sister)
Calvin Schooley (brother)
Gladys B. (McGinnis) Schooley (wife)
Kenneth E. Schooley (son)

More information

Pfc Jewell E. Schooley was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 29 January 1944.

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

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 / Tarwater Family Tree, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery