The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Floyd S Bowles

815thBombardier

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Army serial number
O-757869
Rank
2nd Lt. (30 April 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944)
Hometown
RICHMOND VA
Also written
Floyd Bowles
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, macr-crew · service record at 483bg.org

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal10312LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

Death notice

Listed in the Association's TAPS column, newsletter 201706, page 2: 1-16-17, reported by Guy Venier.

Photographs naming him

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Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 26 · 30 April 1944
AFPPA-18
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name FLOYO 5. Bowles K.
Rank 2/2T
Serial No. 0.757869
2. Organizat ion $63.60 Gp Commander BAKTON Rank COL. Sqn co REINDON Rank D. COL.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month APRIL
d&y 30
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, MILAN, ITALY, target, AIRCRAFT FACTORY , target
t ime, 13:45
,altitude, 29000
route scheduled Not KNOWN
NOT CNOW
,route flown NOTKNOWN
5.
Where were you when you left formation? REAR ELEMENT RIGHT WING
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? Yes
8.
Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
ALL BAILED OUT ATAPPROXIMATELT 12:45 APRIL 30,194
SOUTH OF FERRAR ITALY
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? NOT KNOWN
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft wien it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
NONE
11. Where were they in aircraft?
NONE
12. What was their condition?
NONE
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des- -
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 4612, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

TAPS ? Deceased Members Not Previously Reported in Newsletter Name Squad Date Reported By BOWLES, FLOYD S 815 1-16-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) BURNEY, RUSSELL W 840 1-31-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) EICHENBERG, RICHARD K 840 5-12-16 GUY VENIER (OBIT) GARBERA, THEODORE 816 3-2-1

Bowles, Floyd S in newsletter 201706, page 2. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

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