Edward Schowalter, Jr.

Edward Schowalter Jr. was a New Orleans boy, born December 24, 1927, who finished Metairie High School in 1945. On October 14, 1952, near Kumhwa, Korea, he led Company A of the 31st Infantry against a fortified Chinese position called Jane Russell Hill, despite multiple wounds. Back home, Jefferson Parish held a military parade for him and Mayor Chep Morrison gave him the keys to the city. He served two tours in Vietnam, retired as a colonel in 1977, and died in Alabama in 2003.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu — 1.1 mi
  A 6,000-square-foot museum of southwest Louisiana Carnival with about 275 costume mannequins and 14 animated figures, opened in April 2026.
• Imperial Calcasieu Museum — 1.4 mi
  Lake Charles's history museum, founded by the Junior League in 1963, with parish artifacts, Claire Chennault's uniform and the Sallier Oak.
• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 5.0 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.
• Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — 9.4 mi
  A free visitor center at the western gateway of Louisiana's only All-American Road, with exhibits on alligators, migrating songbirds and the estuary.

More markers nearby

• Jefferson J. DeBlanc — steps away
• Hulon Brooks Whittington — steps away
• Michael J. Novasel — steps away
• Douglas B. Fournet — steps away