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BOWER, Oral Edwin - Date of
birth
7 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Big Bend, Calhoun County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Calhoun County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35264968 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clarence R. Bower (father)
Edna (Williams) Bower (mother)
Harlan G. Bower (brother)
Hayward F. Bower (brother)
O. Woodrow Bower (brother)
Edith E Bower (sister)
L. Virginia Bower (sister)
Eugene B. Bower (brother)
More information
Sgt Oral E Bower attended 4 years of high school before entering the service.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, West Virginia Memory Project, United States Census 1940, United States World War II Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet