Paul Nathan Bowles

Military

Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x victory 19-Apr-45. ETD (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6566

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

44-63168

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Mountaineer
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kanawha County, WV, USA 9 October 1921

Enlisted

Charleston, WV, USA 11 June 1942

Based

Leiston 8 September 1944 - 4 August 1945 Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Leiston IP16, UK 22 September 1944 Landing Accident Leiston/Sta 373 Cat 5 damage Lt Paul N Bowles, 22-Sep-44. P-51B 43-6566 - 363FS 357FG 8AF.

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK 1 February 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK 7 April 1945 Promoted to Captain.

Other

E/A destroyed

Prague, Czechia 19 April 1945 Me262 destroyed Prague 19-Apr-45.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 4 August 1945 End Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Mason County, WA, USA 8 October 1986
Charleston, WV, USA

Buried

Leon, WV 25123, USA Leon Cemetery Leon Mason County West Virginia USA

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/84221201_paul_n%20bowles/details/
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bowles&Submit=Search
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bowles%2C+Paul+N…
The Me 262 Stormbird: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It By Colin D Heaton
Fighting Hitler's Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat The Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany by Robert F Dorr
http://www.cebudanderson.com/262.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94284660

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Bowles%2C+Paul+N…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe