Bowers, Kenneth Richard
- Date of birth:
- February 3rd, 1925 (College Springs/Iowa, United States)
- Date of death:
- May 27th, 2009 (Garden View Care Center/Shenandoah, Iowa, United States)
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
Son of George and Phyllis (Livengood) Bowers. Growing up in the College Springs area, Kenneth graduated from Amity High School in College Springs with the Class of 1943. On July 18, 1944, Kenneth was inducted into the Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, during World War II. He served with Company B, the 180th Infantry Regiment, in Rhineland and Central Europe.
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Staff Sergeant
- Unit:
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Staff Sergeant
- Awarded on:
- December 26th, 1945
Honorably discharged at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.
Sources
- - Sigurgeir Bergsson
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