Name:
Henry Robert Crowder
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
34725980
Unit:
217th Military Police Company
Date of Death:
1944-08-23
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
2
Grave:
23
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Henry Robert Crowder was born on February 3, 1915, in Hampton, Carter County, Tennessee. He was the son of John Crowder and Vena Troutman. He was married to the former Ruth Clara Williams. They had two children, Robert Dwayne, and Lynda K. Crowder. He was inducted into the Army on March 19, 1943.
Crowder was assigned to the 217th Military Police Company as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 23, 1944, in La Roche-Guyon, France, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.