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Personal info

Full name
COWBURN, Frederick
Date of birth
10 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Pendleton, Lancashire, England
Hometown
Onondaga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32136199
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Liège, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 11 8

Immediate family

Members
Alfred Cowburn (father)
Frances (Wilson) Cowburn (mother)
Charles Cowburn (brother)
Ellis Cowburn (sister)
Ruby (Rickett) Cowburn (wife)

More information

T/5 Frederick Cowburn enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 9 September 1941. He was stationed in various camps in the States before leaving for overseas duty in Africa in November, 1942. He took part in the Sicilian landing, after which he was sent to England and then took part in the Normandy landing. He also saw service in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

He was noted as being employed as a machinist and also as single, without dependents.
Frederick Cowburn, attached to the Medical Corps, died Nov. 28 as a result of wounds sufferred in Germany on the same day. He was awarded the Bronze Star 4 November 1944 for bravery in France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Russ Pickett, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Roberts Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.myheritage.nl - Syracuse Herald Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Eric Korsman