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Personal info

Full name
OWENS, Estile Ira
Date of birth
15 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Battle Creek, Madison County, Nebraska
Hometown
Battle Creek, Madison County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37034995
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 September 1944
Place of death
East of Forêt de Grémecey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 41

Immediate family

Members
James W. Owens (father)
Beadie C. (Hawks) Owens (mother)
James Owens (brother)
Ethel I. Owens (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Estile I. Owens was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Henry Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Gene Hutson
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