1st Lt Inf, (Ft Myer VA); Co C 320 Inf 2/14/19; Co H 320 Inf 4/4/19, Artois
Sector; Somme off; St Mihiel; Bethincourt Sector; Meuse-Argonne.
Info found in "Maryland Military Men 1917-18" Ancestry.com
Born in Cumberland, Md., son of Thomas G. and Virginia G. (Frye) Pownall. His
father managed The Union Tanning Company operations. He was on the Mexican
border with Company G of the MD Nat'l Guard in 1916 when he attained the rank of
Sergeant. Mr. Pownall served in WWI and again during WWII. He enlisted 15 Oct
1942 and was discharged 8 Mar 1944, having reached the rank of Maj. with the
372nd Eng. Regt, Camp Cleburne, LA.
Info from the Cumberland paper and application for military marker.
1st Lt Inf, (Ft Myer VA); Co C 320 Inf 2/14/19; Co H 320 Inf 4/4/19, Artois
Sector; Somme off; St Mihiel; Bethincourt Sector; Meuse-Argonne.
Info found in "Maryland Military Men 1917-18" Ancestry.com
Born in Cumberland, Md., son of Thomas G. and Virginia G. (Frye) Pownall. His
father managed The Union Tanning Company operations. He was on the Mexican
border with Company G of the MD Nat'l Guard in 1916 when he attained the rank of
Sergeant. Mr. Pownall served in WWI and again during WWII. He enlisted 15 Oct
1942 and was discharged 8 Mar 1944, having reached the rank of Maj. with the
372nd Eng. Regt, Camp Cleburne, LA.
Info from the Cumberland paper and application for military marker.
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