RIP Frank W. Towers | 1917-2016
M Company
120th Infantry Regiment
30th Infantry Division
Frank Winchester Towers enlisted in the Army on February 24, 1941, in Burlington, Vermont. As an officer, he commanded the mortar section of Company M (Heavy Weapons Company) of the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division.
He landed in Normandy with his men at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer (Omaha Beach) on June 13, 1944, the very day of his 27th birthday. His company was immediately deployed to the front lines and played a key role in the liberation of the village of Saint-Jean-de-Daye. After the launch of Operation Cobra on July 25, 1944, he was deployed to Saint-Lô before successively serving in the Mortain, Domfront, and Evreux sectors.
After the Battle of Normandy, Frank W. Towers participated in the Battle of the Bulge, fighting in Holland and then in Germany as a liaison officer until the end of the fighting in Europe. He remained in Germany for seven years, reaching the rank of Major. One of his most significant roles during this period was to oversee the evacuation and transportation of victims from the Farsleben concentration camp, near Bergen-Belsen. He was also the co-founder of the Fleurs de la Mémoire association, which oversees the sponsorship of American military graves in Normandy.
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