Richard Cowan
Military Person
1922 – 1944
Who was Richard Cowan?
Richard Eller Cowan was a soldier in the United States Army who posthumously received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during World War II.
He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and after growing up and going to college in Wichita, Kansas he enlisted in the Army. He was sent to Europe to fight in World War II and was killed in the Battle of the Bulge after killing approximately 100 German soldiers. It was for this action that he received the Medal of Honor, which was presented to his family by President Harry Truman at a White House ceremony.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1922
Lincoln - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Oberlin College
- Lived in
- Wichita
- Died
- Dec 17, 1944
Belgium
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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