Charles H Bowman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41318.jpeg UPL 41318 Lt. Colonel Charles H. Bowman, Original Air Executive Officer 447th Bomb Group collection

from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 41318 - Lt. Colonel Charles H. Bowman, Original Air Executive Officer

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

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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'

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this picture of the group of airmen was found in a storage unit at auction

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From Description.

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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

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