Bowen, Leonard Bloomfield

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,…
  		World War II Honoree, Bowen, Leonard B. (1906-1995)
  		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. …
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  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	13 Jul 2023

  
  

  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

  
  

• Sources

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