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Charles Edward Bowman
Lilah Crowe2023-05-10T14:05:06-05:00
- Name: Charles Edward Bowman
- Location of Birth: Walker, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: October 16, 1947
- Date of Death: May 13, 1969 (21 years old)
- Parents: Basil Bowman and Ruth (Gard) Bowman
- High School and Class: 1965 - Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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- Highest Rank: ATR 3 (Aviation Electronics Technician (Radar) Petty Officer 3rd Class)
- Branch: Navy
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- Date Sworn In: October 13, 1965 (Enlistment Date)
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- Date of Discharge: October 15, 1968 (Discharge Date)
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Charles served in the United States Navy for three years. His unit was Cavaewron 121.
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Charles Bowman died in a head-on collision with a grain truck near Brookston, Minnesota. He had recently joined his father in the poultry business. He had been a resident of the community for 12 years.
Survivors are his parents; a brother, Michael; and three sisters, Val Beckers, Bonnie Jean Bowman and Deborah Kay Bowman.
Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-G-12-2-5)
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