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CROWTHER Edwin F
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35759448 | |||||||||||||
| AGE | 19 yo | |||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 to Moundsville WEST VIRGINIA | |||||||||||||
| ETAT | Marshall County WEST VIRGINIA | |||||||||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: Herbert A & Mary K CROWTHER Brother: Allan H CROWTHER | |||||||||||||
| RANK | PVT | |||||||||||||
| FONCTION | -- | |||||||||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | - |  | ||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 august 1943 Clarksburg WEST VIRGINIA | |||||||||||||
| BATTALION | 737th Tank Battalion | |||||||||||||
| DIVISION | 35th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 1 august 1944 |  | ||||||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | between St Hilaireand Mortain | |||||||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||
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Battalion activated on January 1, 1943 at Fort Lewis WASHINGTON He arrives in England on February 12, 1944 He landed on Omaha Beach on July 12, 1944 In the period from August 1 to 12, 1944 The 737th Tank Battalion is attached to the 35th Infantry Division During this battle between Mortain and St Hilaire, the 737th Tank Battalion lost 6 tanks
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |