World War II Honoree

Delbert G. Cowger

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Webster Springs, West Virginia

Honored By

Michelle Spagnuolo

Relationship

Granddaughter

DATES OF SERVICE 10 DECEMBER 1942-17 MARCH 1946. SERVED IN THE 71ST INFANTRY DIVISION. HE WAS A RECONNAISSANCE CAR CREWMAN DURING WHICH HE MADE RECONNAISSANCE TRIPS INTO ENEMY TERRITORY. HE SERVED 14 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY RIBBON.