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Personal info

Full name
MAHONEY, Lowell A "Gus"
Date of birth
17 February 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Hometown
Bartholomew County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35843891
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
East of Erfstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 2

Immediate family

Members
Albert P. Mahoney (father)
Virgie L. Mahoney (mother)
Paul Mahoney (brother)
John Mahoney (brother)
Betty A. (Wilder) Mahoney (wife)
Roger I. Mahoney (son)

More information

Lowell A. Mahoney attended Columbus High School for three years and worked for the Cummins Engine Co.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana on 22 June 1944. He was sent overseas at the end of November 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov, The Columbus Herald 21 March 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Columbus High School yearbook 1940