Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers
September 07, 2026
September 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers
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Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers served as an infantryman during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor more than 70 years after his heroic actions in France in September 1918.
Stowers was born Jan. 12, 1896; he was one of Wylie and Annie Stowers' 12 children. His father was a farm . . .
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers
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Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers served as an infantryman during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor more than 70 years after his heroic actions in France in September 1918.
Stowers was born Jan. 12, 1896; he was one of Wylie and Annie Stowers' 12 children. His father was a farm . . .