James Walter Cowan (1920 - 1944)

Born 10 Nov 1920 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, USA

Died 15 Dec 1944 at age 24 in Philippines

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Pvt. James Cowan was Killed in Action during World War II.

Biography

Was killed while aboard a Japanese ship as a POW that was sunk by US artillery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3C1-35M : accessed 29 March 2018), W James Cowan in household of M Walter Cowan, Great Bend, Cottonwood, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 6A, line 46, family 119, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1084; FHL microfilm 2,340,819.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTH-HVB : accessed 29 March 2018), James W Cowan, Maple Valley Township, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-14, sheet 7A, line 1, family 127, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1143.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMXY-2KZ : 5 December 2014), James W Cowan, enlisted 29 Jan 1941, Ft Snelling, Minnesota, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.