Major Thomas Dry Howie
Commander, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Division U.S. Army
Abbeville honors herself in
honoring her son
The Major of St. Lo.
He fell during the liberation of Normandy and was taken by his troops into St. Lo. His flag-draped body was enshrined in the ruins of Ste. Croix Church and was saluted by his passing soldiers.
Buried in St. Lauren Military Cemetery
Dead in France • Deathless in Fame
Marker is on Court Square (Main Street) (Business Route 28), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
