Earl Towell

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/29/1944

Earl Towell was born in Fillmore, Montgomery County, Illinois on April 6, 1906.

He listed his home of residence as Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on July 11, 1944.

Private Towell was killed in action in France during Operation Cobra, the breakout from Normandy
on July 29, 1944.

Article courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Earl Towell was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
La Cambe Cemetery, Isigny, France in Block BD Row 8 Grave 147 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot G Row 1 Grave 39

Grave marker for

Earl Towell

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

Julien Woestyn
of Ploegsteert, Belgium
at the grave of Private Earl Towell

Julien has adopted the grave of Earl Towell
and insures that Private Towell's grave
is well taken care of.
Julien proudly honors this hero
of 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry.

Photo courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Top photo courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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