Charles H Bowman
Military ROLL OF HONOURfrom Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
Assigned to HQ, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by rockets fired by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31107 'Lady Jane'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2513
Awards: SS (OLC), DFC, American Campaign and Defense, EAME, PH.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-025662
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Jane
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
British Columbia, Canada | 21 March 1915 | Son of Clarence Henry and Ada Beatrice [Estey] Bowman. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rehburg, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Shot down by rockets fired by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31107 'Lady Jane'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2513 |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B Row 32 Grave 34 | |
Born |
Casper, WY | ||
Other West Point MA |
West Point, NY | USMA - Class '39' |
Revisions
this picture of the group of airmen was found in a storage unit at auction
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2513 / MACR 2513, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database