Jack Franklin Bowers Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1941-1943

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Vincennes (CA 44); USS Wichita; USS Quincy; USS Matsonia

Location of Service

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean; San Diego, California; Detroit, Michigan; Great Lakes, Illinois

Highest Rank

Seaman First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [12 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Kathy Abey

Contributor:

Wayne Gilchrest

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Wayne Gilchrest

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/57849

Subjects:

Bowers, Jack Franklin

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Jack Franklin Bowers Collection
(AFC/2001/001/57849), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress