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Personal info

Full name
SHOWERS, Howard Lee
Date of birth
16 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Escambia County, Florida
Hometown
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34024030
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Holzwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 15 55

Immediate family

Members
William Showers (father)
Nancy Showers (mother)
Mary L. Showers (sister)
Gladys C. Showers (sister)
Irene L. (Elsperman) Showers (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Howard L. Showers was a lumberman before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 22 February 1941.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions in Villetri, Italy, on 1 June 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave – kim