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Personal info

Full name
SHOWERS, Norman Souders
Date of birth
18 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33501492
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stegen near Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 1 23

Immediate family

Members
Aaron S. Showers (father)
Bertha M. (Kerstetter) Showers (mother)
Charles S. Showers (brother)
Milton S. Showers (brother)
John S. Showers (brother)
Earl S. Showers (brother)
Alvina Showers (sister)
Ruby Showers (sister)
Mary E. Showers (sister)
Ray Showers (brother)
Haven S. Showers (brother)
Kathryn R. Showers (sister)
Leroy S. Showers (brother)
Verna M. Showers (sister)
Florence L. (Kampbal) Showers (wife)
Gloria D. Showers (daughter)

More information

Sgt Norman S. Showers attended high school for one year and was a craneman.

He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 18 February 1943. He trained at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Berkley, California and Camp Phillips, Kansas. He was sent overseas in July 1944

At the time of his death, three of his brothers also served: Earl in France, Haven with the Navy, and Ray, also with the Navy, who was soon medical discharged.

His daughter, who he never saw, was still a baby.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record / Shope Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The Daily Item - 20 July 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxemburg American Cemetery, The Daily Item - 20 July 1945