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Personal info

Full name
DOWLING, Frank Russell
Date of birth
13 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Hometown
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31250175
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Ettelbruck, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 8 2

Immediate family

Members
Frank V. Dowling (father)
Mary E. Dowling (mother)
Janet R. Dowling (sister)

More information

Pvt Frank R. Dowling was a machinist before he enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 16 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper