First Lieutenant Harold Henry Burow in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Dickey


Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    First Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Headquarters Company
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    First Battalion
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    137th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    35th Infantry Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died in service in Belgium

Biography:

Harold Henry Burow was born in Glover (Clement), Dickey County, North Dakota on May 11, 1920, to William Frederick Burow and Minnie Emilie Marquardt Burow. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on July 14, 1942, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Married on July 11, 1943, in Jefferson, Wisconsin and father to daughter Elisabeth Ann "Betty" Burrow Kelium. First Lieutenant Burow died in service on January 15, 1945, in Mortelayng, Luxembourg, Belgium. Gravesite is at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Plot C-3, Row 0, Grave 7681.

First Lieutenant Harold Henry Burow grave marker photo
Harold Burow Military newspaper obituary with photo in uniform
Harold Burow as a young man outside with a calf photo

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave