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Harriet Elizabeth Gowen, The American Red Cross

World War II

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arriet Gowen, a worker with the Red Cross was killed in a WWII fighter plane crash in the jungles of New Guinea.

Timeline

Birth- May 11, 1917
Stillwater, Minnesota

1939 - 1945World War II

Conflict Period
World War II
Custom Date
Worker for The American Red Cross in New Guinea- 1945-Age: 28 years
Death- May 12, 1945-Age: 28 years
Plane crash
New Guinea
Burial- 1999
Partial remains are at Arlington National Cemetery at Section 60, Site 7828 buried with FIrst Lieutenant Harold F. Wurtz who died in the crash with her. Other remains of hers are buried at her hometown, St. Michael's Cemetery in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Other Facts

Gender
Female
Place of Residence
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasion
Father
William Walter Gowen
Full Name
Harriet Elizabeth Gowen
Mother
Viva Henrietta Garner Gowen
Sibling
Jane Gowen Peaslee, Catherine "Katy" Gowen Westerdahl

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