PFC
Bernard H McGowan
Aged 22, fallen January 17, 1945
- Unit
- Company B, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 16126533
- Hometown
- Cook, Illinois
- Date of death
- January 17, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Section 23 Block 2 Lot 5, Alsip, Illinois
Private First Class Bernard H McGowan, serial number 16126533, of Cook, Illinois, served with Company B of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 17, 1945, at the age of 22. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Section 23 Block 2 Lot 5, Alsip, Illinois.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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