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Grover Crowell

First Name: 
Grover
Middle Name: 
Bernard
Last Name: 
Crowell
Date of Birth: 
2/5/1924

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Gravely wounded by mortar fire on Feb 19 on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Died a week later aboard a hospital ship. Burial in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery at the foot of Mt. Suribachi. Memorial service at Indian Trail Methodist Church in May, 1948. Newprint says internment at Sharon Memorial Park.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: Charlotte News 4-7-45

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Indian Trail High School
Biographical Notes: 
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. James M. (Alice J.) Crowell - Rt. 2/ Indian Trail, Matthews, NC Billy Joe Crowell - Matthews, NC, Dwight H. Crowell - Charlotte, NC, Gladys Crowell - Mare Island, CA, Herbert Crowell - U. S. Merchant Marine, James K. Crowell - Matthews, NC, Mrs. Catherine Collie - Charlotte, NC, Ware D. Crowell - Charlotte, NC, Worth B. Crowell - U. S. Army Sally Crowell of Matthews - grandmother

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Corporal
Military Unit: 
5th Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines
KIA Date: 
2/26/1945
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Iwo Jima, Japan
Military Details: 
Camp LeJeune, Camp Pendleton, New River, NC, Parris Island, SC, Oceanside & San Diego, CA, Hawaii, Iwo Jima, Japan
Source: 

newsprint and family information

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