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HOWARD, Warren David - Date of
birth
29 November 1916 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Hampton, Washington County, New York -
Hometown
Washington County, New York -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32042510 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 November 1944 - Place of
death
Nederweerterdijk, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 6 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred W. Howard (father)
Alice M. (Branch) Howard (mother)
Ella Howard (stepmother)
Wilbur C. Howard (brother)
Iona Howard (sister)
Clayton Howard (brother)
Ruth Howard (wife)
More information
Pvt Warren D. Howard enlisted in Albany, New York on 14 February 1941.He is commemorated on a monument, unveiled in Ospel, the Netherlands on 6 November 2019 in memory of the American soldiers who were killed during the liberation of the town.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936-2007, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, 1925 New York Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 7tharmddiv.org