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Gower, Day L., Sgt.
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Home Town St. George
Date of Passing Apr 12, 2000
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SGT DAY L. GOWER WAS EMPLOYED AS A TIMBER FALLER BEFORE BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON 23 APRIL 1941. ON 21 JANUARY 1942 HE WAS SENT TO ALASKA WHERE HE SERVED WITH THE 201ST INFANTRY REGIMENT UNTIL 1 FEBRUARY 1944 WHEN HE WAS SENT BACK STATESIDE WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL 6 AUGUST 1944 WHEN HE LEFT FOR THE E.T.O. UPON ARRIVING HE SERVED WITH HQ COMPANY 3RD BATTALION OF THE 317TH INFANTRY REGIMENT UNTIL 14 JULY 1945. AFTER RETURNING STATESIDE HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 20 JULY 1945. SGT GOWER PASSED AWAY IN WEST VIRGINIA ON 12 APRIL 2000.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
