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Personal info

Full name
HOWELL, Edward Francis
Date of birth
21 February 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33600422
Rank
Private
Function
Ammunition Handler
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 67

Immediate family

Members
Earl Howell (father)
Nellie Howell (mother)
Vermica Howell (sister)
Marie Howell (sister)

More information

Pvt Edward F. Howell attended high school for one year and was employed by the Madison Spinning Company.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 April 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery