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John Roderick Towle
Birth: Oct. 19, 1924
Death: Sep. 21, 1944

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He single-handedly defeated a tank-supported German infantry counter attack at Osterhaut, Holland on September 21, 1944 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was 19 years old. (bio by: Joyce) 

 
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Burial:
Calvary Cemetery
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 60 Lot 53 Grave 1
 
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Originally Created by: Joyce
Record added: Sep 07, 2001
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- rosie mcnaughton
 Added: Feb. 15, 2013
In Remembrance of your sacrifice for our country and others. Eternal Peace is yours.
- klassikat
 Added: Jan. 20, 2013
Pvt. Towle was a member of the 82nd Airborne, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Company C. My father (also KIA) was in the same regiment but Co. B. Rest in peace, Pvt. Towle, Thank you for your sacrifice for our freedom.
- rosie mcnaughton
 Added: Nov. 14, 2012
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