Paul Nathan Bowles
MilitaryAssigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x victory 19-Apr-45. ETD (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kanawha County, WV, USA | 9 October 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Charleston, WV, USA | 11 June 1942 | |
Based |
Leiston | 8 September 1944 - 4 August 1945 | Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Leiston IP16, UK | 22 September 1944 | Landing Accident Leiston/Sta 373 Cat 5 damage Lt Paul N Bowles, 22-Sep-44. P-51B 43-6566 - 363FS 357FG 8AF. |
Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 1 February 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 7 April 1945 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other E/A destroyed |
Prague, Czechia | 19 April 1945 | Me262 destroyed Prague 19-Apr-45. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 4 August 1945 | End Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Died |
Mason County, WA, USA | 8 October 1986 | |
Charleston, WV, USA | |||
Buried |
Leon, WV 25123, USA | Leon Cemetery Leon Mason County West Virginia USA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/page/84221201_paul_n%20bowles/details/
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bowles&Submit=Search
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bowles%2C+Paul+N…
The Me 262 Stormbird: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It By Colin D Heaton
Fighting Hitler's Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat The Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany by Robert F Dorr
http://www.cebudanderson.com/262.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94284660
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe