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CPL Charles Howard Bowen

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CPL Charles Howard Bowen Veteran

Birth
Fleetwood, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
9 Sep 1944 (aged 33)
Maizieres, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France GPS-Latitude: 49.1209984, Longitude: 6.7158332
Plot
Wall of the Missing ~ Army-Army Air Forces ~ Tablet 03, Veteran 09
Memorial ID
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CPL. Bowen, Charles Howard

Service number: 34254584


Age: 32

Born: March 11, 1911, Ashe County, North Carolina

Hometown: Fleetwood, North Carolina

Family:

John Landrine Bowen (father)

Addie Elvira (Goodman) Bowen (mother)

Franklin Hamilton Bowen (brother)

Rhoda Valerie Bowen (sister)

Clive Stokes Bowen (brother)

Thelma Irene Bowen/Rice (sister)

Nannie Bowen (sister)

John Cecil Bowen (brother)

Lee Ella Bowen York/Hurley (sister)

Delbert Elwood Bowen (brother)

Marion Herbert Bowen (brother)


Rank: Corporal

Function: Light Tank Crewman

Battalion: 40th Tank Battalion

Division : 7th Armored Division

Company: B

Date of death: September 9, 1944

Status: Missing In Action

Place of death: Maizieres, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Spot: Not Available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Bronze Star

★ Purple Heart                                                                     

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge                                              

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign              

Grave number: Wall Of Missing

Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France


Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 10, 1942, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Other information: CPL. Bowen has another cenotaph memorial at

Frank Hardin Family Cemetery

Fleetwood, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Memorial # 98680511

CPL. Bowen, Charles Howard

Service number: 34254584


Age: 32

Born: March 11, 1911, Ashe County, North Carolina

Hometown: Fleetwood, North Carolina

Family:

John Landrine Bowen (father)

Addie Elvira (Goodman) Bowen (mother)

Franklin Hamilton Bowen (brother)

Rhoda Valerie Bowen (sister)

Clive Stokes Bowen (brother)

Thelma Irene Bowen/Rice (sister)

Nannie Bowen (sister)

John Cecil Bowen (brother)

Lee Ella Bowen York/Hurley (sister)

Delbert Elwood Bowen (brother)

Marion Herbert Bowen (brother)


Rank: Corporal

Function: Light Tank Crewman

Battalion: 40th Tank Battalion

Division : 7th Armored Division

Company: B

Date of death: September 9, 1944

Status: Missing In Action

Place of death: Maizieres, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Spot: Not Available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Bronze Star

★ Purple Heart                                                                     

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge                                              

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign              

Grave number: Wall Of Missing

Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France


Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 10, 1942, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Other information: CPL. Bowen has another cenotaph memorial at

Frank Hardin Family Cemetery

Fleetwood, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Memorial # 98680511


Inscription

Charles H. Bowen
Cpl ~ 40th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
North Carolina
34254584



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