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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Rightor Schowalter Jr.

U.S. Army · Korean War

MOH-RC-001965Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorRecorded presentation: 1954

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Medal of Honor

October 14, 1952

near Kumhwa, Korea

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Korean War
Unit or command
Company A, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Presentation date
January 28, 1954

The Citation

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1st Lt. Schowalter, commanding, Company A, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Committed to attack and occupy a key-approach to the primary objective, the 1st Platoon of his company came under heavy vicious small-arms, grenade, and mortar fire within 50 yards of the enemy-held strongpoint, halting the advance and inflicting several casualties. The 2d Platoon moved up in support at this juncture, and although wounded, 1st Lt. Schowalter continued to spearhead the assault. Nearing the objective he was severely wounded by a grenade fragment but, refusing medical aid, he led his men into the trenches and began routing the enemy from the bunkers with grenades. Suddenly from a burst of fire from a hidden cove off the trench he was again wounded. Although suffering from his wounds, he refused to relinquish command and continued issuing orders and encouraging his men until the commanding ground was secured and then he was evacuated. 1st Lt. Schowalter's unflinching courage, extraordinary heroism, and inspirational leadership reflect the highest credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edward Rightor Schowalter Jr. — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-30

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001975
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-30
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
6
Later or highest recorded rank
Colonel
Entered service at
Metairie, La.
Archive transcription SHA-256
9940ffacef97fda988fbc230c15e39d70df763689f06b21b9f3271ad04a50d6b

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current authoritative source expands or normalizes the inherited name from Edward R. Schowalter Jr. to Edward Rightor Schowalter Jr.; both renderings remain preserved. The profile's structured and explanatory rank renderings are retained separately: First Lieutenant (highest rank: Colonel) The current profile records later or highest rank Colonel; it is stored separately from rank at time of action. The current source records Company A, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division; the inherited unit field Company A, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division remains preserved as a source variant. The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved. The current authoritative profile classifies the action under Korean War; the inherited Not yet classified value remains preserved in the audit record.

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