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Personal info

Full name
DOWSLEY, James F
Date of birth
5 May 1907
Age
38
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33304307
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
269th Engineer Combat Battalion,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
23 May 1945
Place of death
Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 16 13

Immediate family

Members
Martin Dowsley (father)
Mary E. (Higgins) Dowsley (mother)
Nellie M. Dowsley (sister)
Loretta R. Dowsley (sister)
Bernadine (Codori) Dowsley (wife)
Mary B. Dowsley (daughter)
Ellen L. Dowsley (daughter)
Catherine M. Dowsley (daughter)

More information

Pvt. James F. Dowsley enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 17 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1910 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet