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Personal info

Full name
FOWLER, Van
Date of birth
25 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
Hometown
Fort Bend County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38672402
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Koslar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 19 5

Immediate family

Members
Fred Fowler (father)
Gretchen (Schoolcraft) Fowler (mother)
Charles Fowler (brother)
Addison M. Fowler (brother)
Frances Fowler (sister)
Lee Fowler (brother)

More information

Pvt Van Fowler enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 25 March 1944.

He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 10 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet