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Personal info

Full name
LOWERY, William Henry
Date of birth
21 June 1911
Age
32
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35528962
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 April 1944
Place of death
Baltenswil, Switzerland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 43 21

Immediate family

Members
Guiseppe B. C. L. Lowery (father)
Concetta (Bellitto) Lowery (mother)
James Lowery (bother)
Dominic Lowery (brother)
David L. Lowery (brother)
Carrie Lowery (sister)
Catherine Lowery (sister)
Antonnette Lowery (sister)
Joseph L. Lowery (brother)
Lewis J. L. Lowery (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31921
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Lil’ Brat
Destination: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of an aircraft factory
MACR: 4148

More information

Sgt William H. Lowery enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 7 January 1943.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Münsingen, Switzerland.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mastadonna Family Tree / Amastadonna, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Paula and Dale, www.b17flyingfortress.de

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - Amastadonna