USMCR World War II
Pvt. Kenneth S. Bowers KIA Solomon Is, August 7, 1942
Unit Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Mother, Mrs. Lillie Bowers
service# 359034
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Lieutenant Colonel Merritt A. Edson Organized in January 1942 and disbanded just two years later, the Raider Battalions were developed as a Marine Corps special missions force, based on the success of the British commandos and Chinese guerrillas operating in northern China.
From Guadalcanal and the Makin Atoll to Bougainville and New Georgia, lightly armed and intensely trained Raiders had a three-fold mission: spearhead larger amphibious landings on beaches thought to be inaccessible, conduct raids requiring surprise and high speed, and operate as guerilla units for lengthy periods behind enemy lines.
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
At 08:00 on 7 August, two battalions of U.S. Marines, including the 1st Raider Battalion under Colonel Merritt A. Edson (Edson's Raiders), and the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5) under Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Rosecrans made an unopposed landing on the western shore of Tulagi about halfway between the two ends of the oblong-shaped island.
Pvt. Kenneth S. Bowers KIA Solomon Is, August 7, 1942
Unit Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Mother, Mrs. Lillie Bowers
service# 359034
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Lieutenant Colonel Merritt A. Edson Organized in January 1942 and disbanded just two years later, the Raider Battalions were developed as a Marine Corps special missions force, based on the success of the British commandos and Chinese guerrillas operating in northern China.
From Guadalcanal and the Makin Atoll to Bougainville and New Georgia, lightly armed and intensely trained Raiders had a three-fold mission: spearhead larger amphibious landings on beaches thought to be inaccessible, conduct raids requiring surprise and high speed, and operate as guerilla units for lengthy periods behind enemy lines.
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
At 08:00 on 7 August, two battalions of U.S. Marines, including the 1st Raider Battalion under Colonel Merritt A. Edson (Edson's Raiders), and the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5) under Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Rosecrans made an unopposed landing on the western shore of Tulagi about halfway between the two ends of the oblong-shaped island.
USMCR World War II
Pvt. Kenneth S. Bowers KIA Solomon Is, August 7, 1942
Unit Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Mother, Mrs. Lillie Bowers
service# 359034
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Lieutenant Colonel Merritt A. Edson Organized in January 1942 and disbanded just two years later, the Raider Battalions were developed as a Marine Corps special missions force, based on the success of the British commandos and Chinese guerrillas operating in northern China.
From Guadalcanal and the Makin Atoll to Bougainville and New Georgia, lightly armed and intensely trained Raiders had a three-fold mission: spearhead larger amphibious landings on beaches thought to be inaccessible, conduct raids requiring surprise and high speed, and operate as guerilla units for lengthy periods behind enemy lines.
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
At 08:00 on 7 August, two battalions of U.S. Marines, including the 1st Raider Battalion under Colonel Merritt A. Edson (Edson's Raiders), and the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5) under Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Rosecrans made an unopposed landing on the western shore of Tulagi about halfway between the two ends of the oblong-shaped island.
Pvt. Kenneth S. Bowers KIA Solomon Is, August 7, 1942
Unit Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Mother, Mrs. Lillie Bowers
service# 359034
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Lieutenant Colonel Merritt A. Edson Organized in January 1942 and disbanded just two years later, the Raider Battalions were developed as a Marine Corps special missions force, based on the success of the British commandos and Chinese guerrillas operating in northern China.
From Guadalcanal and the Makin Atoll to Bougainville and New Georgia, lightly armed and intensely trained Raiders had a three-fold mission: spearhead larger amphibious landings on beaches thought to be inaccessible, conduct raids requiring surprise and high speed, and operate as guerilla units for lengthy periods behind enemy lines.
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
At 08:00 on 7 August, two battalions of U.S. Marines, including the 1st Raider Battalion under Colonel Merritt A. Edson (Edson's Raiders), and the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2/5) under Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Rosecrans made an unopposed landing on the western shore of Tulagi about halfway between the two ends of the oblong-shaped island.
Inscription
Pvt. Co. D, 1 Marine Raider Bn. World War II
