"Died of wounds received while serving in the US Army in France. Body brought back April 10, 1921. He gave his all for Democracy."
∼Private U.S. Army, World War One-Pvt Bowman died in the service of his Country during WWI in France.
Pvt. Bowman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman of Hamburg, Missouri.
https://stcharlescountyveteransmuseum.org/storiesarchive/archie-bowman/
"Archie Marvin Bowman was born 23-APR 1894. His mother was Tienna "Christina" Suesdorf Bowman and his father was Jasper Bowman. They married In 1882. They lived on a farm in St. Charles County not far from the village of Hamburg.* The family farmed about forty acres about a mile north of Hamburg in what now is Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
Archie had two sisters; Maida and Della and one brother; Melvin. Archie's father, Jasper died in January 1908. Melvin was 17 and Archie was 14. They worked on the farm all of their lives. Neither boy had finished grade school. They kept the farm going while their father was sick and after he died. Archie quit school to help his mom run the farm after his father died. Melvin married in 1915. He brought his wife to the family farm. Archie had a sweetheart and may have married her except that World War I intervened."
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, WWI Victory Medal.
∼Private U.S. Army, World War One-Pvt Bowman died in the service of his Country during WWI in France.
Pvt. Bowman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman of Hamburg, Missouri.
https://stcharlescountyveteransmuseum.org/storiesarchive/archie-bowman/
"Archie Marvin Bowman was born 23-APR 1894. His mother was Tienna "Christina" Suesdorf Bowman and his father was Jasper Bowman. They married In 1882. They lived on a farm in St. Charles County not far from the village of Hamburg.* The family farmed about forty acres about a mile north of Hamburg in what now is Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
Archie had two sisters; Maida and Della and one brother; Melvin. Archie's father, Jasper died in January 1908. Melvin was 17 and Archie was 14. They worked on the farm all of their lives. Neither boy had finished grade school. They kept the farm going while their father was sick and after he died. Archie quit school to help his mom run the farm after his father died. Melvin married in 1915. He brought his wife to the family farm. Archie had a sweetheart and may have married her except that World War I intervened."
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, WWI Victory Medal.
"Died of wounds received while serving in the US Army in France. Body brought back April 10, 1921. He gave his all for Democracy."
∼Private U.S. Army, World War One-Pvt Bowman died in the service of his Country during WWI in France.
Pvt. Bowman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman of Hamburg, Missouri.
https://stcharlescountyveteransmuseum.org/storiesarchive/archie-bowman/
"Archie Marvin Bowman was born 23-APR 1894. His mother was Tienna "Christina" Suesdorf Bowman and his father was Jasper Bowman. They married In 1882. They lived on a farm in St. Charles County not far from the village of Hamburg.* The family farmed about forty acres about a mile north of Hamburg in what now is Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
Archie had two sisters; Maida and Della and one brother; Melvin. Archie's father, Jasper died in January 1908. Melvin was 17 and Archie was 14. They worked on the farm all of their lives. Neither boy had finished grade school. They kept the farm going while their father was sick and after he died. Archie quit school to help his mom run the farm after his father died. Melvin married in 1915. He brought his wife to the family farm. Archie had a sweetheart and may have married her except that World War I intervened."
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, WWI Victory Medal.
∼Private U.S. Army, World War One-Pvt Bowman died in the service of his Country during WWI in France.
Pvt. Bowman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman of Hamburg, Missouri.
https://stcharlescountyveteransmuseum.org/storiesarchive/archie-bowman/
"Archie Marvin Bowman was born 23-APR 1894. His mother was Tienna "Christina" Suesdorf Bowman and his father was Jasper Bowman. They married In 1882. They lived on a farm in St. Charles County not far from the village of Hamburg.* The family farmed about forty acres about a mile north of Hamburg in what now is Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
Archie had two sisters; Maida and Della and one brother; Melvin. Archie's father, Jasper died in January 1908. Melvin was 17 and Archie was 14. They worked on the farm all of their lives. Neither boy had finished grade school. They kept the farm going while their father was sick and after he died. Archie quit school to help his mom run the farm after his father died. Melvin married in 1915. He brought his wife to the family farm. Archie had a sweetheart and may have married her except that World War I intervened."
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, WWI Victory Medal.
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