courtesy of Patricia Bunyard |
Richard was drafted in May 1943 and after completing his basic military training was sent to the European theater arriving in England in time to train for and participate in the amphibious assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944 as a rifleman in G Company 116th Infantry. PVT Rowley fought with G Company until killed in action in the fight to liberate Brest, France on 3 Sep 1944.
PVT Rowley is buried in the Brittany American Cemetery.
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