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First Name: Jack

Last Name: McDowell

Birthplace: Bloomfield, MO, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Middle Name: Carl



Date of Birth: 19 March 1913

Date of Death: 11 November 1990

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served: 1942 - 1946
Jack Carl McDowell

    
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

Jack C. McDowell was a U.S. Army veteran who served as a Rifleman with Service Company, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division.

The 394th Infantry served in the European Theater of Operations in World War II. The campaigns it served in include the Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes Forest, Remagen Bridge, the Rhineland, and the Ruhr.

Jack served from 11 March 1942 to 8 October 1945.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal (Germany)
Combat Infantryman Badge

Family

Jack married Ellen O. Hampton on 22 December 1941 and they had five children together: Sue, Linda, Judy, Jack and Debbie. He was retired from General Motors.

Death and Burial

Jack Carl McDowell died on 11 November 1990 in Poplar Bluff, MO. He is buried at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, MO.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40339014/jack-carl-mcdowell
Honoree ID: 213403   Created by: MHOH

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