World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Barton P. Cowles
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Flandreau, South Dakota
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Corporal in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 399th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company K, in the European Theater of Operations. Killed in Action on November 2, 1944, he was awarded the Purple Heart.