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 | ||||||
FONCTION | |||||||
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 | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
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 |