World War II Honoree

Richard E. Vowles

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

North York, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN BELGIUM, GERMANY, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG AND ENGLAND. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WOUNDED IN COMBAT, HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART, PLUS THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS.