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BOWER, Ernest H - Date of
birth
4 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Calais, Washington County, Maine -
Hometown
Auburn, Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31216692 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Honnef, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry Bower (father)
Annie (Forter) Bower (mother)
Grace E. (Smith) Bower (wife)
More information
Pfc Ernest H. Bower attended high school for one year and was employed at the Portland shipyard.He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 16 november 1942 and was overseas in August 1944.
He was killed by shell fragments in his left hip.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, The Lewiston Daily - 7 April 1945, IDPF
Photo source: Aimee Fogg, The Lewiston Daily 7 - April 1945