Bowen, Leonard Bloomfield (b. 22 Jun 1906 - d. 25 Oct 1995): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1906 - 1995 (89 years)

Name	Bowen, Leonard Bloomfield
Birth	22 Jun 1906
Gender	Male
Reference Number	BOWE.L001
_FGRAVE	35280112
Military Service	World War II, Private, Company C, Engineer Training Battalion, United States Army [1]
	Entered active service as a draftee on 22 March 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned to Company C, Engineer Training Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, when demobilization began. Honorable discharge at the convenience of the government on 9 October 1945. Awarded The WWII Victory Medal for his service. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1939855
		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
		World War II Honoree, Bowen, Leonard B. (1906-1995)
Death	25 Oct 1995
Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
		Headstone, Bowen, Leonard B. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I43240	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	15 Dec 2024

Family ?, Louise, b. 1905 d. 1983 (Age 78 years)

Children

1. Bowen, Ezekiel Jackson 'Zeke', b. 31 Oct 1927, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

d. 23 May 1989, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

(Age 61 years)

Family ID F16753 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources
[S15059] World War II Honoree, Leonard B. Bowen, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1939855) (Reliability: 2).