Name:
Melvin Clyde Cowdell
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Utah
Cemetery:
Sandy City Cemetery, Sandy, Utah
Plot:
B-1-165-6
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Melvin Clyde Cowdell was born on January 3, 1922 in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France at the age of 22 and is now buried in Sandy City Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.