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Thomas Weldon Fowler (October 31, 1921 – June 3, 1944) was a former 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. 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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  • Thomas W. Fowler
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  • Thomas Weldon Fowler (October 31, 1921 – June 3, 1944) was a former 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. 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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  • 191(xsd:integer)
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  • 1943(xsd:integer)
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  • 1921-10-31(xsd:date)
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  • Carano, Italy
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  • Thomas Weldon Fowler
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  • Thomas Weldon Fowler and a specimen Medal of Honor on display at Texas A&M University
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  • Place of burial
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  • Wichita Falls, Texas
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  • 1944-06-03(xsd:date)
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  • Crestview Memorial Park, Wichita Falls, Texas
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  • Thomas Weldon Fowler (October 31, 1921 – June 3, 1944) was a former 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 191st Tank Battalion. On that day, he led a combined armor-infantry attack near Carano in the Anzio Beachhead Italy. Eleven days later, Lieutenant Fowler was killed in action. 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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