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Foster V. BOWDEN
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Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese)
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 39844505 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 September 1920 Hollister, San Benito County, CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Irving and Nellie (Vaughn) BOWDEN | ||||||
| RANK | Private | ||||||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farm hands, general farms |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 23 June 1942 San Francisco CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| BATTALION | Service Battalion | ||||||
| DIVISION | Special Service Force | ||||||
| ARMY | US Army | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 August 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Tanneron | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Draguignan N°3519 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : Andy |
He was killed along with three other SSF Service Company men when their jeep ran over a Teller mine at Tanneron. The others in the jeep were Pvt Toney Duarte, MSG George Durham and Tec5 Hugh Starr. | ||||||
| Memorial Plaque in Tanneron |
Source : Andy | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |