Bowman, Walter R.

1916 - 1988  (72 years)

• Name	Bowman, Walter R.
  Birth	9 Mar 1916  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOWM.W001
  _FGRAVE	26558851
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [2, 3]
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army
  		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)
  Death	8 Jun 1988  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  	Plot: South 1/2, Lot 5, Row 10, II Add.
  		Headstone, Bowman, Walter R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Bowman, Ruby G and Walter R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Bowman, Ruby G. and Walter R.
  Person ID	I24676	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family	Newton, Ruby Geneva,   b. 27 Jan 1923, Wayne County, Illinois d. 22 Feb 1971, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Bowman, Roland Paul,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 27 Oct 1942
  Family ID	F5595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3106] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bowman, Ruby G. and Walter R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26558824/ruby-geneva-bowman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6823] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bowman, Walter R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26558824), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6822] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bowman, Ruby G. and Walter R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26558851/walter-r_-bowman), none. (Reliability: 2).