Raymond J. Bowman

  • ASN:
    32846512
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Apr 2, 1924
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Apr 18, 1945
FULL NAME:

Raymond J. Bowman

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

32846512

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Apr 2, 1924
  • DATE OF DEATH: Apr 18, 1945
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Rochester, Monroe County, New York

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Jun 21, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Rochester, New York
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company D, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Member of Machine Gun Team
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Apr 18, 1945
  • LOCATION:
    Leipzig, Germany
  • NOTES:
    Killed by sniper fire
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Raymond J Bowman
Army Serial Number
32846512
Enlistment Place
Rochester New York
Enlistment Date
21 Jun 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Monroe County, New York
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
4 years of high school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1924
Birth Place
New York
Source Box Number
0573
Source Film Reel Number
2.237
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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