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MCKOWN, Curtis Ray - Date of
birth
24 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1314813 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Forêt de Parroy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 86 |
Immediate family
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Members
John C. McKown (father)
Amelia McKown (mother)
Charles E. McKown (brother)
Priscilla D. McKown (sister)
Edna C. (Essman) McKown (wife)
Jimmy R. McKown (son)
More information
1st Lt Curtis R. McKown enlisted in the Regular Army in 1936. He trained at Camp Robinson, Arkansas and was sent overseas on September, 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Jimmy Essman, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Essman Family Tree / 1930 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - Jimmy Essman