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Personal info

Full name
FOWLER, Paul Franklin
Date of birth
14 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Iredell County, North Carolina
Hometown
Lincoln County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34439196
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 November 1944
Place of death
Oudenbosch, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 20 14

Immediate family

Members
Henry E. Fowler (father)
Mary E. E. (Wood) Fowler (mother)
Harold D. Fowler (brother)
Fanney B. Fowler (sister)
Robert G. Fowler (brother)
Mary F. Fowler (sister)
Lucy I. Fowler (sister)
Carl E. Fowler (brother)
John H. Fowler (brother)
Samuel A. Fowler (brother)
Lily M. Fowler (sister)
Gladys H. (Gilbert) Fowler (wife)
Paul F. Fowler Jr. (son)

More information

Pfc Paul F. Fowler worked in a textile factory before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina in 11 November 1942.

His son Paul was born 18 January 1945.

He is remembered at the Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Sue Leitzsey Bradley, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Sue Leitzsey Bradley, Paula Connor, www.ancestry.com - Ann Herron