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Personal info

Full name
OWEN, Woodrow
Date of birth
24 February 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Greenbrier, Faulkner County, Arkansas
Hometown
Faulkner County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
37133055
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1945
Place of death
Gispersleven-Kerspleben, north of Erfurt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 4 12

Immediate family

Members
Joshua A. Owen (father)
Lillie Owen (mother)
Hurshel J. Owen (brother)
Julius I. Owen (brother)
Audra M. Owen (sister)
Una M. Owen (sister)
Vernell Owen (brother)
Wain Owen (brother)
Joshua A. Owen (brother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Arkansas Kin