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Creation Date
1947
Description
Howard William Getchell. Sergeant, U.S. Army Infantry 9th Infantry Regiment.
28 March 1924 - 6 August 1944.
Landed in Normandy on "D-"Day. Wounded but returned to duty. Killed near St. Lo two months after the landing. Lies at Marigny, Manche, France. Fought also in Tunisia and Sicily. A native of Glenburn, he later became a Bangor resident. His civil occupation was transporting the U.S. mail. Purple Heart.
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Keywords
World War II, Bangor Maine, Killed in action, Veterans
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