Bowen, Vester Aaron

1912 - 1998  (86 years)

• Name	Bowen, Vester Aaron
  Birth	9 Mar 1912
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOWE.V002
  _FGRAVE	34488351
  Military Service	World War II, Parachute Rigger First Class (PR1), United States Navy
  	Parachute Rigger First Class. Naval Air Station, San Diego, California; Naval Air Station, Ream Field, San Ysidro, California. Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=910253
  		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. …
  		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 (1939-1945)
  Death	27 May 1998
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43241	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2022

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

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