Harold W Bowman
Military
Object Number - UPL 32233 - "Colonel Harold W Bowman CO of 401st Bomb Group, led the group on a smashing raid over Bremen, assisting in one of the largest bombing operations...
Commanding Officer of 401st BG from June 1943 to 5 December 1944.
Retired as Brigadier General
Awards: SS, LOM, DFC (OLC), AM, Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shark Tooth
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waverly, Nebraska | 12 February 1903 | |
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Died |
Florida, USA | 23 October 1994 | |
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Buried |
Riverside Memorial Park Tequesta, Martin County, FL | Riverside Memorial Park Tequesta, Martin County, Florida |
Revisions
WWII European Theatre Army Records, Roster of Key Officers, January 1945 via Fold 3
Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
Corrected spelling , Donald Byers
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Whos Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45 Author of Birds of a Feather in our Library/daughter, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=737
