Ward Oliver BOWMAN
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Source : SueMac (Ellen Marchese)
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35034928 | ||||||
AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 2 February 1923 Chillicothe, Ross County, OHIO | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | OHIO | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : William Oliver & Gladys Grace Ward BOWMAN Siblings : Dorothy Anne, Helen Louise, Mary Maxine, Harold Eugene, James Richard & William Gordon | ||||||
RANK | Technical Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Actors | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 11 July 1941 Fort Hayes Columbus OHIO | ||||||
SQUADRON | 736th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 454th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 27 May 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
STATUS | MIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Fallen at sea - Rade d'Agay | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type G-10-NT - s/n 42-78213 "Miss I Hope" Macr : 5413 | ||||||
CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : SueMac
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Source : Hudson Louie | ||||||
Saturdays May 27, 1944, the four bombers groups of the 304th Bomber-Wing 15th Air Force, took off from their bases in the south of Italy, to attack Montpellier/Fréjorgues's airfield. Bio by: Andy |
Crew of B-24 Liberator - type G-10-NT - s/n 42-78213"Miss I Hope"
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1Lt | Robert V | BATZ | Pilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-680155 - AM+2 - Lancaster, California |
2Lt | George Everest | ERLEWINE | CoPilot | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-691390 - AM+1 - Kalamasoo, Michigan |
2Lt | Robert Thomas | BRAGG | Navigator | Dead | Crown Hill Cem. Ruthven, Palo Alto Co, Iowa | O-747971 - Fils de Alvin Lorenzo et Erma Pearl (Townsend) Bragg - Ruthven, Iowa |
2Lt | James H Jr | LOGAN | Bomber | Prisoner - Camp inconnu | O-689476 - Dallas, Texas | |
Sgt | Eugene J | VODOPIA | Radio | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 20284029 - Hobeken, New Jersey - Brûlé au visage et aux mains | |
Sgt | Albert G | LITTLE | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia | 12200348 - Buffalo, New York | |
S/Sgt | Robert F | ROIYER | Gunner | Dead | Nondaga Cem. Bath, New York | 32734233 - 23 ans - Né le 20/06/1921 - Fils de Claude et Edith Roiyer, Bath, New York - Parachute non ouvert |
T/Sgt | Ward O | BOWMAN | Gunner | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 35034928 - AM+2/PH - Chillicothe, Ohio |
S/Sgt | William John | RAMSEY | Gunner | Dead | MIA | 32710427 - New York, New York |
Sgt | Clyde K | PETERS | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 39692528 - Santa Paula, California |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |