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OWENS, Claude Calvin "Fuzzy" - Date of
birth
23 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Alabama -
Hometown
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35163295 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
1st Battalion,
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Beeck, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 12 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Otto J. Owens (father)
Margaret (Conley) Owens (mother)
James F. Owens (brother)
William I. Owens (brother)
Charles I. Owens (brother)
Harry L. Owens (brother)
Esther A. (Wooley) Owens (wife)
Claude R. Owens (son)
More information
Pfc Claude C. Owens enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 2 July 1941.
Source of information: Wendy Lensink, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Census Records, 1940 / Indiana, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / Dustin-Owens Family Tree / 84th Infantry Division “Railsplitters” Unit History, http://www.lonesentry.com
Photo source: Wendy Lensink