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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    8th Marines

    Division:

    2d Marine Division

    Action Date:

    June 18, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 341 (August 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Don Robert Sowell (NSN: 6243268), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on 18 June 1944, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Third Battalion, Eighth Marines, SECOND Marine Division at Saipan. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.