CHICOPEE — It took 80 years, but the city of Chicopee finally memorialized Matthew Kowal for sacrificing his life for his country. Kowal was just 22 when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the SS Henry Knox in the waters off the Maldives. The ship, which was carrying war materials, sunk on…Read More
Chicopee adds veterans name to monument 80 years after he was lost at sea
