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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Edward Fowler, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Houston, Texas

Honored By

Danny Jones

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served as a Lieutenant Junior Grade and as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), attached to the USS ESSEX (CV-9), in action against enemy Japanese surface forces over the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippine Islands on 25 October 1944. Received the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry in action.