World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jesse McNeely Cowan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mount Mourne, North Carolina
Honored By
Elpidio Manoso, III (MAJ, US Army Retired))
Relationship
Nephew
Served in the U.S. Navy as a Motor Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer on surface warships in the Atlantic Ocean and European Theater of Operations. Met his brother on the beach at Normandy, France, on D-Day +2. His ship provided naval gunfire support to allied forces during the Normandy Invasion.