Private Henry Malcolm Rowland was born on July 17, 1906. He was the son of Henry Briasco Rowland and Nancy Susan Seaver. He had four brothers, John R. Rowland, Charlie Rowland, Kenneth Rowland, and Paul Rowland, and one sister, Hattie E. Rowland. In 1910, he was living with his family in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He later married Nona Elizabeth Chastian and worked as a barber in Blount County, Tennessee. He enlisted in the military on April 22, 1942 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He died on December 30, 1943 at the Station Hospital at Camp Polk, Louisiana. His death is officially listed as Death Non-battle. He is buried in Grandview Cemetery in Maryville, Tennessee.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 17 July 1906
  • Date of death: 30 December 1943
  • County: Blount
  • Hometown: Maryville
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar VI, Middle Panel
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