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Elmer Luther Cowan - Victor, Montana.

Army Rank: Private (1918).

Assigned Unit: 6^th Bn., 20^th Engineers, Co. D (16^th Co.)

Army Serial Number:

Inducted:

Remarks:  Overseas Jan. 24, 1918 – KIA

     Torpedoed on the Transport Tuscania Feb. 5, 1918

Next of Kin Notified: John R. Smith (Brother In-Law) Victor, Montana

Fathers Name: Thomas Cowan

     (b. 1/13/1861 Scotland) (d. 10/3/1917 Victor, MT)

Mothers Name: Harriet E. Cowan

     (b. 6/28/1861 Illinois) (d. 4/11/1902 Victor, MT)

Brothers: Robert, George, Albert, and William Cowan.

Sisters: Blanche, Mary, and Sopheonia Cowan. 

Features: Tall, Slender, Grey Eyes, Brown Hair

Born: Oct. 3, 1895 Victor, Montana

Died: Feb. 5, 1918 Islay, Scotland (age 22)

Buried: Feb. 11, 1918 Kilnaughton, Islay, Scotland

Body was exhumed and relocated to America in the 1920’s.

Final Resting Place: Victor Cemetery, Ravalli County, Montana

Plot: Lot A8   Grave 3