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| Pvt. James Crowley served in the 1st Infantry Division for less than one month. He was killed in the Battle of Aachen. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73998894/james-a_-crowley http://www.big-red-one.org/WWII_after_action_reports.html |
James Anthony Crowley never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on May 29, 1919 in Wyoming. His parents Edward and Kathrine were born in New York and South Dakota, respectively. His father worked as a farmer. James had one older brother and one younger sister. By 1940 James had completed a grammar school level of education. He was employed as a postal delivery driver. He married Dorothy Stevens and they had a daughter and a son.
He was drafted into the army on March 29, 1944. He was sent overseas at the end of September and became a private in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. By the time Pvt. Crowley reached his unit, the 1st ID had taken many casualties from landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day, fighting in the Normandy hedgerows, and advancing across France.
Pvt. Crowley survived less than one month. He was killed in action on October 20, 1944 while the 1st ID was taking Aachen street by street from the Germans.
His grave is at South Lead Cemetery in Lead, South Dakota. His widow did not remarry and died in 1976. His daughter died in 1988. His son may still be alive.
Last year on this date I profiled Arnold Harmon, 80th Infantry Division. You can read about Arnold here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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