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Samuel Russell Fowler

Samuel Russell Fowler

Male 1920 - 1950  (30 years)

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  • Name Samuel Russell Fowler 
    Born 7 Jun 1920  Morrisdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 21 May 1930  Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 17 Apr 1940  [2
    miner, pit coal mining 
    Residence 17 Apr 1940  Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1 Jul 1941  Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military Service 6 Mar 1942  [3
    US Army 
    Residence 6 Mar 1942  541 E 9th Street, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 21 Jul 1943  [4
    2nd Lieutenant, US Army 
    Occupation 21 Jul 1943  [4
    coal miner 
    Residence 21 Jul 1943  Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1945  [5
    Lieutenant, US Army 
    Residence 1945  237 Briggs Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 15 May 1950  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID 8610E9F840984B93B6165029534E2B468410 
    Died 31 Jul 1950  Korea Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Sec: 6, Site: 5016-B
    Buried 24 Jun 1955  Arlington Nationa Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Plot Section 6 Site 5016-B
    Person ID I37705  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2022 

    Father William Hearne Fowler,   b. 15 Jul 1892, Morrisdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1950, Morrisdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Mabel T Yingling,   b. 15 Jul 1890, Hawk Run, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1968, Phillipsburg State Hospital, Rush, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1911  Morrisdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F14043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Louise Wesesky,   b. 29 Sep 1922, Munson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 2011, Winburne, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 21 Jul 1943  Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F14046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    Samuel Russell Fowler 31 Jul 1950

  • Notes 
    • Captain Fowler was a member of the 8066th Army Unit, Korean Military Assistance Group (KMAG). He was Killed in Action advising the South Koreans in South Korea on July 31, 1950. Captain Fowler was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
    • (Medical):Killed in Action, Korean War

  • Sources 
    1. [S63] 1930 US Census (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S230] 1940 Census USA, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T627 (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S220] Military Record (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S373] USA City Directory, < (Reliability: 4).