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Author: ELLinSpain
Surnames: wathen
Classification: biography
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MIA
Name: Lowell Wathen
Date of Loss: 4 Feb 1946 0
Branch: U.S. Army Air Force
Rank: 1 LT
Service Number: O742229
Status: Missing in Action
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Lowell Wathen
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: First Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 70th Bomber Squadron 42nd Bomber Group
Death Date: 4 Feb 1946
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Additional Army Awards
ENLISTMENT
Name: Lowell Wathen
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Vanderburg
Enlistment Date: 17 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Evansville
Branch: Field Artillery
Branch Code: Field Artillery
Grade: Sergeant
Grade Code: Sergeant
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72
Weight: 180
1930
Lowell Wathen 31
Margaret Wathen 27
Lowell Wathen 7
Marilyn Wathen 5
Home in 1930: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
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