World War II Honoree

Richmond McDavid Flowers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dothan, Alabama

Honored By

Mary Catherine Russell Flowers

Relationship

Wife

SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE U.S. ARMY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. DRAFTED IN NOVEMBER 1942 AND COMPLETED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT CAMP BARKELY, TEXAS. ASSIGNED TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR AS A CAPTAIN IN THE FAR EAST SURGEON'S OFFICE. DISCHARGED IN APRIL 1946. AWARDED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.