Getchell, Howard William
- Item sets
- Book of Honor Pages, 1947
- Name
- Getchell, Howard William
- Birth Date
- March 28, 1924
- Death Date
- August 15, 1944
- 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. 31283834
- Date
- 1947
- Subject
- Commemorative works
- Military casualties
- Soldiers--Maine--Bangor
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties
- World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Bangor
- Is Part Of
-
Book of Honor: Bangor Remembers Her Sons Who Died for Victory, 1941-1945
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- Language
- English
- Rights
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