Everett Basil Bowron
MilitaryAssigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.
Post war: Retired from USAF as a Captain having served in Korean war.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lulu Belle II Alabama Rammer Jammer
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | 3 September 1923 | Son of Basil Lawrence and Lottie [Morgan] Bowron. |
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Other Crashed |
Hungerford, TX, USA | 9 July 1944 | Baled Out out of fuel 2 miles NE of Hungerford, TX Cat 5 damage F/O Everett B Bowron, 9-Jul-44. AT-6D 42-84877 - 2538BU |
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Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 18 April 1945 - 19 September 1945 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 21 April 1945 | Landing Accident Raydon/Sta 157 Cat 4 damage F/O Everett B Bowron, 21-Apr-45. P-51D15 44-15092 - 352FS 353FG 8AF. |
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Died |
El Paso, TX, USA | 26 July 1959 | |
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Based |
Raydon | 18 April 1945 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Detroit, MI, USA | |||
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Buried |
Fort Bliss, TX, USA | Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso El Paso County Texas, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bowron&Submit=Search
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/352nd-fs-aircraft/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bowron%2C+Everet…
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/350th-fs/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=395089