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Note: The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald, Thursday, August 26, 1948 Page Ten
Ten Years Ago - August 25, 1938
The North "Y" Service Station and Lunchroom was opened for business, with Gene Bowman in charge of the service station and Sheik Jones and Ed Leach in charge of the lunchroom.
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald, Thursday, December 1, 1938
Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler and children, who are residing on Gladys street, will take possession of the Gene Bowman residence on North Ranney street early in December.
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald, Thursday, October 31, 1940
Page Fourteen
Draft Registrants
2287 Eugene F. Bowman
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald
Thursday, October 5, 1944
Vol. 44, No. 40
Part One, Pages 1-8
FIFTIETH FORMER EMPLOYEE OF HERALD JOINS UNCLE SAM'S FIGHTING FORCES
The 50th one was Bill Shuppert.
"Other former Herald employees now in service in this country are listed below: ...Gene Bowman, John Webster Bowman, Lee Austin Bowman..."
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald
Thursday, March 15, 1945
Page 5
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR SIKESTON SERGEANT
The Presidential Citation and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters were recently awarded T/Sgt. Eugene F. Bowman, who is serving with the Army Air Corps overseas. Sgt. Bowman, top turret gunner on a B-17, recently wrote Mrs. Bowman that he had been over "every large town in Germany. The fuel situation is bad in Germany," he added, "and so Uncle Sam has sent us over to see what can be done about giving them more heat."
Sgt. Bowman, who received training in Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Nevada and Tennessee, has been in service two years. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bowman.
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald
Thursday, April 19, 1945
Page 8
HAD 175 BULLET HOLES IN HIS PLANE
In a recent letter from T/Sgt. Gene Bowman to Mrs. Bowman he stated "I can tell you lots of things when I get home--like coming back from one mission with 175 holes in our plane." Sgt. Bowman has been with the Air Forces overseas since last August. He is a turret gunner on a B-17.
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald
Thursday, July 7, 1949
Page 10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
July 5, 1934 - (Note by CJB: They were actually married on 30 Jun 1934.)
Eugene Bowman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bowman, and Miss Rosemary Tallent were married in Vienna, Ill.
The Sikeston (Mo.) Herald
Thursday, July 12, 1945
Page Five
T/Sgt. Gene Bowman of the Army Air Forces, who recently arrived home from England, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bowman.
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