Native Hoosier and Muncie resident Junior Howell fought in WWII serving in several battles overseas. Due to a clerical error, Howell’s paperwork that should designate him eligible for a Purple Heart was lost…until now. Nate Jones, the current veterans affairs service officer for Delaware County, discovered the mistake and is making due on honoring Howell. Here is Howell’s medical history from the military: Dated Sept. 21, 1944, the history includes the following notes: “Howell, Junior Eugene,” DOB 6-18-25, “6th Amphib,” “Pacific,” “Diag: Wound Fragment Mortar Buttock,” “Not Misconduct,” “With Command,” “Work,” “Negligence not apparent,” “Wounded in action against organized enemy.”
Photos Courtesy of Nate Jones
Full story courtesy of The Star Press in Muncie here
