World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon D. Fowler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tabor City, North Carolina
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN B AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANIES, 712TH TANK BATTALION. PARTICIPATED IN MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS: NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE, ATTACHED TO 90TH INFANTRY, 3RD ARMY UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL GEORGE PATTON THROUGH FRANCE, GERMANY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA.