World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard E. Cowan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lincoln, Nebraska
Honored By
Lucius D. Bolton
Relationship
Second Cousin
Heavy machine gunner at the Battle of the Bulge on December 17 1944. Faced 80 enemy infantry and killed half of them. Died the next day and was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously.