World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Conrad Murphee Fowler
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Montevallo, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
MAJOR. ENLISTED IN 1941 IN THE MARINE CORPS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE OPERATIONS AT GUADALCANAL AND IN THE ASSAULT LANDINGS ON BOUGAINVILLE, GUAM AND IWO JIMA. HE RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR WITH GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF A SECOND SILVER STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART AND GOLD STAR. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR AND SERVED IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, ATTAINING THE RANK OF COLONEL.