First Local Boy Reported Lost in Invasion
The foothold in France was not secured without a price and this community has been called upon to contribute its share, heavy as have been our losses in the past. Mrs. L. T. Rowell, living near Amiret, is the latest mother to be notified that her son was lost in action in France.
The tragic news came in the form of the usual telegram from the War department on Monday, August 7, stating that her son, Pfc. Chauncey Rowell, was "killed in action in France on July 13, 1944." A letter was to follow later.
Chauncey, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Rowell, wrote his parents on June 23 from France, that being the latest they had heard from him up to this week. He was serving in the infantry and it is supposed that he was in the thick of the fight in early days in Normandy.
Pfc. Rowell entered the service in February, 1942, receiving his training at Jackson S. C., Fort Benning, Ga., Camp Blanding, Fla., and had maneuver training in Tenn., finishing his training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. He was home on furlough at Christmas time, going overseas early this spring. He was born on April 25, 1918, being 26 years of age. He went to country school and lived all his life on the farm north of Tracy until he entered the service.
He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters who mourn his tragic death and sacrifice: Harold of Dunsmiur, Calif., Mrs. Bud Lacy of Yoder, Wyo.; Donald in the Aleutians, where he is employed; Mark and Earl of Amiret; Mrs. M. A. Wilson, Mrs. Alton Prouty both of Tracy; Mrs. Maynard Hanson, Mrs. Virgil Hanson, both of Amiret.
First Local Boy Reported Lost in Invasion
The foothold in France was not secured without a price and this community has been called upon to contribute its share, heavy as have been our losses in the past. Mrs. L. T. Rowell, living near Amiret, is the latest mother to be notified that her son was lost in action in France.
The tragic news came in the form of the usual telegram from the War department on Monday, August 7, stating that her son, Pfc. Chauncey Rowell, was "killed in action in France on July 13, 1944." A letter was to follow later.
Chauncey, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Rowell, wrote his parents on June 23 from France, that being the latest they had heard from him up to this week. He was serving in the infantry and it is supposed that he was in the thick of the fight in early days in Normandy.
Pfc. Rowell entered the service in February, 1942, receiving his training at Jackson S. C., Fort Benning, Ga., Camp Blanding, Fla., and had maneuver training in Tenn., finishing his training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. He was home on furlough at Christmas time, going overseas early this spring. He was born on April 25, 1918, being 26 years of age. He went to country school and lived all his life on the farm north of Tracy until he entered the service.
He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters who mourn his tragic death and sacrifice: Harold of Dunsmiur, Calif., Mrs. Bud Lacy of Yoder, Wyo.; Donald in the Aleutians, where he is employed; Mark and Earl of Amiret; Mrs. M. A. Wilson, Mrs. Alton Prouty both of Tracy; Mrs. Maynard Hanson, Mrs. Virgil Hanson, both of Amiret.
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PFC, US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Family Members
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Harold Hugh Rowell
1904–1989
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Lucille Barbara Rowell Lacy
1906–2003
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Donald Dwight "Grandpa Tim" Rowell
1908–1978
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Mark Montgomery Rowell
1910–1994
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Lester Leroy Rowell
1912–1938
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Patience Ruth Wilson
1916–1983
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Evelyn Ethel Rowell Hanson
1920–2010
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Ethel Evelyn Rowell Prouty
1920–2006
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Margaret Louise Rowell Hanson
1921–1987
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