Major Ira Fowler O-335715, POW

Major Ira H. Fowler 0-335715, POW US Army. He was the son of Mrs. Stella Fowler. He entered the US army on November 25, 1940 from the Texas National Guard at the time he was a Lieutenant. He sailed for the Pacific on November 21, 1941; he served with F Battery, 131st Field Artillery; 36th Infantry Division. He was member of "Lost Battalion;" captured by the Japaneses on Java on March 8, 1942; at this time he was a Captain. He was held in Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail) Burma 16-97 he was liberated on September 5, 1945; he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Prisoner of War Medal, American Defense Medal, The American Theater of operations Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (PTO), The Good Conduct Medal, and the World War Two Victory Medal. As of 1946 he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla.

Major Ira H. Fowler 0-335715, POW US Army. He was the son of Mrs. Stella Fowler. He entered the US army on November 25, 1940 from the Texas National Guard at the time he was a Lieutenant. He sailed for the Pacific on November 21, 1941; he served with F Battery, 131st Field Artillery; 36th Infantry Division. He was member of “Lost Battalion;” captured by the Japaneses on Java on March 8, 1942; at this time he was a Captain. He was held in Burma #5 (Moulmein & Rangoon Jail) Burma 16-97 he was liberated on September 5, 1945; he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Prisoner of War Medal, American Defense Medal, The American Theater of operations Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (PTO), The Good Conduct Medal, and the World War Two Victory Medal. As of 1946 he was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla.

 

 

1- Service Book Jack County Texas  Second World War 1941 – 1945 

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=2212&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Ira+Fowler&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=9476

3- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=Ira+Fowler&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=130371