2Lt. Arthur R. Bowers forms up over Essex during January 1945 in his P-51D Mustang, Sweet Arlene. Bowers flew about 30 combat missions with the 4th Fighter Group's 334th Fighter Squadron from November 1944 through war's end in May. Scoring six confirmed ground strafing victories, he was awarded the Air Medal with four OLCs and the Purple Heart for a neck wound over Germany when pieces of flak penetrated his canopy on March 20th.
Bowers originally hailed from Tiskilwa, Illinois, and passed away there in April 1990.
Completed 2019
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2Lt. Arthur R. Bowers forms up over Essex during January 1945 in his P-51D Mustang, Sweet Arlene. Bowers flew about 30 combat missions with the 4th Fighter Group's 334th Fighter Squadron from November 1944 through war's end in May. Scoring six confirmed ground strafing victories, he was awarded the Air Medal with four OLCs and the Purple Heart for a neck wound over Germany when pieces of flak penetrated his canopy on March 20th.
Bowers originally hailed from Tiskilwa, Illinois, and passed away there in April 1990.