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Personal info

Full name
BOWMAN, Erastus L
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
North Carolina
Hometown
Surry County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34862847
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
South of Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 12 38

More information

Pvt Erastus L. Bowman enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 15 May 1944. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet