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BOUTWELL, Harold A - Date of
birth
28 January 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36841451 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Dahlhausen, Bochum, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur Boutwell (father)
Beulah I. (Romick) Boutwell (mother)
LaVonne E. Boutwell (sister)
Cloyd D. Boutwell (brother)
Maxine G. Boutwell (sister)
More information
Sgt Harold A. Boutwell attended Waupaca High School and was a farm hand when he enlisted on 11 February 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, privateletters.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet / Joanne Morehouse, The Post Crescent