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Roy E. McDowell
Roy E. McDowell was born October 19, 1914 in Buffalo, Kentucky, a farming community. His parents, John and Mamie Miller McDowell, had 9 children. Daddy had 3 older siblings, Ruth, Ethel, and Walter, followed by 5 younger brothers and sisters, Mary Ruby, Russell, Elsie, Jane, and Charles. They were a typical hard working farming family. He went to school at Walters School, a rural, one-room schoolhouse. He went to church at South Fork Baptist Church, where there is a memorial window with his name in the old church building.
Roy E. McDowell
Private, U.S. Army
Service # 35071857
50th Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Entered the Service from: Kentucky
Died: 10-Oct-44
Buried at: Plot K Row 47 Grave 30
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Contact
6th Armored Division Honor Roll
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