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COWAN, Viven D - Date of
birth
2 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hickman, Smith County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Lancaster, Smith County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34526849 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Amance, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 99 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Cowan (father)
Verna (Lancaster) Cowan (mother)
Lena M. Cowan (sister)
Betty J. Cowan (sister)
Thelma Cowan (sister)
More information
Sgt Viven D. Cowan worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 10 January 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his back and loin.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cowan Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
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