Fowler, Robert Beals
- Date of birth:
- April 6th, 1920 (Hartford County/Connecticut, United States)
- Date of death:
- June 12th, 1945 (Okinawa, Japan)
- Buried on:
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Plot: O. Grave: 154. - Service number:
- 8731
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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From left to right: 1st Lt Robert Sherer, 2nd Lt Coy Marcom, 1st Lt Charles Behan, Capt. Robert Fowler, 1st Lt. George Thompson, 2nd Lt. Robert Neff, 2nd Lt. Robert Stirrup. The picture was taken in late 1944 and early 1945 on Guadalcanal where the 6th Marine Division was staging for Okinawa.
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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division "The Striking Sixth", U.S. Marine Corps
- Awarded for:
- Operation Iceberg
Posthumously awarded with Combat V device.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division "The Striking Sixth", U.S. Marine Corps
- Awarded for:
- Operation Iceberg
Sources
- Photo 1: Neil O'Connor (Findagrave)
- - War's End on Okinawa: In search of Captain Robert Flower by Matthew Stevenson (part 1).
- War's End on Okinawa: In search of Captain Robert Flower by Matthew Stevenson (part 2).
- The death of Captain Fowler by Robert Sherer.
- Fox Company. The Battle of Okinawa.
- Capt Robert Beals Fowler (1920-1945) - Find a Grave
- US Marine Corps casualties - killed and died, World War 2
- Robert Sherer, via Matthew Stevenson
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