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Personal info

Full name
BOWER, George Hamilton
Date of birth
14 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Maben, Wyoming County, West Virginia
Hometown
Wyoming County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35657233
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 18 27

Immediate family

Members
J. D. Bower (father)
Peggie J. Bower (mother)
T. S. Bower (brother)
Joseph Bower (brother)
Paul T. Bower (brother)
Barbara J. Bower (sister)
William Bower (brother)
John Bower (brother)
Laura M. Bower (sister)
James Bower (brother)
Lottie Bower (sister)
Nola E. Bower (sister)

More information

Sgt George H. Bower enlisted on 7 April 1943 in Huntington, West Virginia.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, 1910/1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Beckley Post Herald - 19 April 1945