SGT. Bowen, Clarence Milford

Service number: 33169912

Age: 24

Born: June 30, 1920, Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania

Hometown: New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Family:

Clarence Wayne Bowen (father)

Mary Edna (nee Fencil) Bowen (mother)

Wayne Albert Bowen (brother)

Vesta Marie Bowen/Andrews (sister)

Wilbur Leland Bowen (brother)

Leta Viola Bowen (sister)

Nestor Levi Bowen (brother)

Clarence Milford Bowen (brother)

Doris Arlene Bowen/Beshore (sister)

Elaine L Bowen (sister)

Function: Not available

Battalion: 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: Troop F

Date of death: 14 April 1945

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Blintrop, Märkischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spot: Not available

Last known duty: Vicinity of Blintrop, Germany

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Plot B, Row 12, Grave 11

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on, February 24, 1942, Fort George G Meade, Maryland

Other information: The following from the 7th Armored Division archives.

SGT. Bowen, had entered the army, Feb. 24, 1942, and trained at Camp Polk, La.; Camp Coxcomb, Calif., Ft. Knox, Ky., and Ft. Benning, Ga.

Here is what the morning report shows for 14 Apr 1945: "Co was shelled by enemy arty at 1910 N. of Blintrop, Germany. Command H/Track and Gas truck both received hits and burned, 1 EM KIA [Sgt. Clarence M. Bowen]. Departed 4/10 miles N. Blintrop, Germany at 2035. Roads good. Distance traveled 3/10 miles. Weather cloudy. Morale fair.

SGT. Clarence Bowen has a cenotaph in Crossroads Cemetery and is listed on a monument in Paddletown Cemetery.

Memorial # 116916565