World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James N. Fowell, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Honored By
Alicia Fowell White
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AS AN ENGINEER. LAID EXPLOSIVES BEHIND ENEMY LINES BUT WAS NEVER CAUGHT. WOUNDED IN BELGIUM, GUN BLEW UP IN HIS FACE, SUFFERED FROM FROSTBITE ON BOTH FEET, SURVIVED ON FROZEN TURNIPS IN GERMANY. HE WAS TAKEN IN BY A GERMAN FAMILY WHO FED HIM AND TRIED TO HELP THAW OUT HIS FEET.