Private First Class John Richards Bowman 11113823

Private First Class John Richards Bowman 11113823 US Army KIA He was born in 1921 The Son of Malcolm A. Bowman of 20 Gordon Ave. Hyde Park Massachusetts. He entered the US Army on October 23, 1942. He served in E Company 383rd Infantry 96th Infantry Division. He was KILLED IN ACTION ON LEYTE on OCTOBER 26, 1944, at the age of 23. He was awarded the American Theater Medal, World War Il Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS and BRONZE ARROWHEAD, PURPLE HEART MEDAL.

Private First Class John Richards Bowman 11113823 US Army KIA. He was born in 1921 The Son of Malcolm A. Bowman of 20 Gordon Ave. Hyde Park Massachusetts. He entered the US Army on October 23, 1942. He served in E Company 383rd Infantry 96th Infantry Division. He was KILLED IN ACTION ON LEYTE on OCTOBER 26, 1944, at the age of 23. He was awarded the American Theater Medal, World War Two Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS and BRONZE ARROWHEAD, PURPLE HEART MEDAL.

1- LAKE FOREST COLLEGE WORLD WAR Two MILITARY RECORDS

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3- US., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949