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PVT Walter Basil Howard

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PVT Walter Basil Howard

Birth
Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
29 Oct 1944 (aged 20)
Liessel, Deurne Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Plot B, Row 18, Grave 25
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PVT. HOWARD, Walter Basil
Service number:38465565

Age: 20
Born: January 20, 1924,Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Hometown: Blaine County, Oklahoma
Family:
Homer Earlen Howard (father)
Bertha M. (nee Chastain) Howard (mother)
Rosalie Lee Howard/Garrison (sister)
Georgia Irene Howard/Bell (sister)
Hazel Mae Howard/Overall (sister)
Homer Earl Howard (brother)
Gene Howard (brother)
Virginia F. Howard (sister)
Ella Pearl Howard/Flesher (sister)

Rank: Private
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division:7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Liessel, Deurne Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherland
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Plot B, Row 18, Grave 25
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

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PVT. HOWARD, Walter Basil
Service number:38465565

Age: 20
Born: January 20, 1924,Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Hometown: Blaine County, Oklahoma
Family:
Homer Earlen Howard (father)
Bertha M. (nee Chastain) Howard (mother)
Rosalie Lee Howard/Garrison (sister)
Georgia Irene Howard/Bell (sister)
Hazel Mae Howard/Overall (sister)
Homer Earl Howard (brother)
Gene Howard (brother)
Virginia F. Howard (sister)
Ella Pearl Howard/Flesher (sister)

Rank: Private
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division:7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 29 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Liessel, Deurne Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherland
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Plot B, Row 18, Grave 25
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

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Walter B. Howard

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Entered the service from Oklahoma.

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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55902999/walter_basil-howard: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Walter Basil Howard (20 Jan 1924–29 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55902999, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).