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Thomas W. Fowler

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Died when: 22 years 216 days (271 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Thomas W. Fowler

Thomas Weldon Fowler (October 31, 1921 – June 3, 1944) was a student of the Texas A&M University, a United States Army officer, and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

Fowler joined the Army from his birth city of Wichita Falls, Texas in January 1943, and by May 23, 1944 was serving as a Second Lieutenant in the .

On that day, he led a combined armor-infantry attack near Carano in the Anzio Beachhead Italy.He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on October 28, 1944, for his actions during the battle near Carano.

Thomas Weldon Fowler, aged 22 at his death, was buried in Crestview Memorial Park in his hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas, where American Legion Post 169 is named in his honor.


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