Roscoe Leroy Bowman, USN

Born  21 Mar 1900Carroll, Iowa, USA
Died  24 Sep 1964(64)Washington DC, USA


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Ranks

7 Jun 1917 Mid.
5 Jun 1920 Ens.
5 Jun 1923 Lt.(jg)
15 Dec 1926 Lt.
1 Jul 1936 Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1941 Cdr.
20 Jun 1942 T/Capt.
1 Jul 1950 R.Adm. (Retd.)

Retired: 1 Jul 1950


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Roscoe Leroy Bowman, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Corregidor (CVE 58)T/Capt.Escort carrier31 Aug 194321 Sep 1944
USS Commencement Bay (CVE 105)T/Capt.Escort carrier27 Nov 194428 Apr 1945
USS Essex (CV 9)T/Capt.Aircraft Carrier30 Jun 19451 Nov 1945

Career information

According to the grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery, Roscoe Leroy Bowman was born March 21, 1900 and died September 24, 1964. He apparently was on the US Olympic fencing team in 1920.

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