Samuel Henry Bowman III
Military
Handwritten on image: 'Back Row: Sam Bowman III (P), James Rossman (CP), Art Young (N), Charles Gordon (B). Front Row: Kenneth Dropek (Flt Engineer), Thomas Gorrey (Gunner), Bernard Greeden (Radio), Patrick Commisa (Ball Turret), Donald Ennis (Tail Gunner), Michael Tarzia (Gunner), HEAVEN CAN WAIT.'
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Object Number - UPL 5489 - A bomber crew of the 44th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7507) nicknamed "Heaven Can Wait". Handwritten on image: 'Back...
Joined squad 11 Feb 1944. On the return from a mission to ST Pol/Siracourt, FR on 12 Mar 1944, AC #42-7507 'Heaven Can Wait', crashed landed at RAF Friston, Sussex and burned. RTD. Completed tour 11 July 1944. Trans/12th RCD 16 July 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11062335 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Minneapolis, MN | 12 August 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
West Palm Beach, FL | 3 April 1942 | Morrison AAF |
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Other 44th BG Combat Tour |
Shipdham Airfield, UK | 11 February 1944 - 11 July 1944 | |
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Other Crash Landed |
RAF Friston, UK | 12 March 1944 | 42-7507. A/C burned. Crew were ok. |
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Died |
Winter Park, FL | 10 October 1971 | |
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Buried |
Minneapolis, MN | 15 October 1971 | Lakewood Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map Plot Sect 23 Lot 6 grave 38 |
| Minneapolis, MN | |||
| Miami, Florida |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,
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