Clifford W Bowers

Military
5-9 2Lt Clifford W. Bowers   434th FS  479th FG  1944 UPL 61269 UPL 61269 2Lt Clifford W. Bowers 434th FS 479th FG 1944

Pilot photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944. Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FG album.

Object Number - UPL 61269 - 2Lt Clifford W. Bowers 434th FS 479th FG 1944

Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3.5 destroyed. End of War (EOW).





Awards: AM (10OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Teddie 4 Skunk Chaser
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grant County, WI, USA 18 February 1923 Son of Clifford L and Myra V Bowers.

Enlisted

Madison, WI, USA 30 November 1942

Based

Wattisham 28 October 1944 Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Dümmer, Germany 26 November 1944 Me109 destroyed Osnabruck / Dümmer Lake, Germany 26-Nov-44 2Lt Clifford W Bowers.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 1 January 1945 E/A shared destroyed Germany 1-Jan-45 2Lt Clifford W Bowers.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Chemnitz, Germany 14 February 1945 2 x Fw190's destroyed Chemnitz, Germany 14-Feb-45 2Lt Clifford W Bowers.

Died

Madison, WI, USA 16 June 2010

Other

End of War (EOW)

Europe End of War (EOW).

Born

Dodgeville, WI, USA

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138705362

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ContributorColby_Bowers
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Colby Bowers

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ContributorColby_Bowers
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My name is Colby Bowers, nephew of Clifford W. Bowers

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ContributorAAM
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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