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Personal info

Full name
REW, Howard Austin
Date of birth
2 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Smithville, Ontario, Canada
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42118117
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 16 19

Immediate family

Members
Melbourne Rew (father)
Margaret M. Rew (mother)
Robert H. Rew (brother)
Margaret J. Rew (sister)
Gordon Rew (brother)
Hazel Rew (sister)
Mildred J. Rew (sister)
Rosemary Rew (sister)
Shirley Rew (wife)
Shirley J. Rew (daughter)
Howard A. Rew (son)
Richard Rew (son)

More information

Pfc Howard A. Rew Pfc. Howard A. Rew was employed by the Lenard Warehouse before he entered the service at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 26 April 1944.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, Hans Wijnands, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, Buffalo Evening News - 7 May 1945, New York, New York Guard Service Cards,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet