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Personal info

Full name
GOWINS, William Edwin
Date of birth
18 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Gary, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35245188
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 6 28

Immediate family

Members
James M. Gowins (father)
Lena I. (Prince) Gowins (mother)
Dorothy J. Gowins (sister)
Russell D. Gowins (brother)
Robert E. Gowins (brother)
Betty I. Gowins (sister)
James J. Gowins (brother)
Patricia J. (Waters) Gowins (wife)

More information

Pvt William E. Gowins was a steel mill worker before he enlisted in Lake, Indiana on 10 March 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees