Series I - Military materials, 1942-1945, 1974-2012
Title
Series I - Military materials, 1942-1945, 1974-2012
Description
Military materials, 1942-1945, 1974-2012
Identifier
2019-08-09, Series I
Collection Organization
- Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection
- Series I - Military materials, 1942-1945, 1974-2012
- Subseries A - World War II era materials, 1942-1945
- Box: 1, Folder: 1 - "Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator)" -- organizational chart, 1942
- Box: 1, Folder: 13 - Letter to Lewis P. Bowers from Montano [illegible], St. Paul College, Philippines, 1945 July 9
- Box: 1, Folder: 14 - Military service appreciation -- certificates, 1945, undated
- Box: 1, Folder: 2 - Lewis P. Bowers assorted military documents, 1942-1945, undated
- Box: 1, Folder: 3 - "Bowers, L.P., Capt." -- military records, 1943-1945
- Box: 1, Folder: 4-6 - "Paul Bowers WWII" -- military records, 1943-1945
- Box: 1, Folder: 7, Oversize - Lewis P. Bowers -- photographic portraits, 1943-1945
- Box: 1, Folder: 8, Oversize - Military personnel, aircraft, and aerial surveys -- photographic prints, 1943-1945
- Box: 1, Folder: 9-12 - Correspondence with Ora E. Bowers and Mary Bowers, 1943 January - 1945 May
- Subseries A - World War II era materials, 1942-1945
- Series I - Military materials, 1942-1945, 1974-2012
Collection Items
[Presidential letter of appreciation for military service addressed to Captain Lewis P. Bowers, circa 1945]
![[Presidential letter of appreciation for military service addressed to Captain Lewis P. Bowers, circa 1945]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9fbe8d593fabf5433e10436d3afbda1d.jpg "[Presidential letter of appreciation for military service addressed to Captain Lewis P. Bowers, circa 1945]")
Presidential letter of appreciation for military service, addressed to Captain Lewis P. Bowers and signed by President Harry S. Truman, circa 1945.
[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers, circa 1945]
![[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers, circa 1945]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/eb8934144e5f7429d8ae6a926c52961d.jpg "[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers, circa 1945]")
Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers by the U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1945.
[Certificate of Appointment issued to Captain Lewis Paul Bowers, May 14, 1946]
![[Certificate of Appointment issued to Captain Lewis Paul Bowers, May 14, 1946]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/aeefdb395ae6cc19468e4927185ce27e.jpg "[Certificate of Appointment issued to Captain Lewis Paul Bowers, May 14, 1946]")
Certificate of Appointment issued to Captain Lewis Paul Bowers, U.S. Army Air Corps, May 14, 1946.
[Letter to Captain Lewis P. Bowers from Montano C., July 9, 1945]
![[Letter to Captain Lewis P. Bowers from Montano C., July 9, 1945]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4b167fc2cb5506b000df02c778ad97e0.jpg "[Letter to Captain Lewis P. Bowers from Montano C., July 9, 1945]")
Letter to Captain Lewis P. Bowers from Montano C[illegible], July 9, 1945. Sends personal news about his studies at St. Paul College (Philippines), asks about Bowers' health and family, and requests help in purchasing school supplies. Three…
Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator) [Outline of instruction, circa 1942]
![Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator) [Outline of instruction, circa 1942]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9c485e3336ffa55231f45f7b36766622.jpg "Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator) [Outline of instruction, circa 1942]")
Outline of instruction, "Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator), Ellington Field, Texas," produced by the U.S. Army Air Corps, circa 1942. Includes Lewis Paul Bowers' name signed on the front cover and various handwritten notes on the…
[Aerial view of island]
![[Aerial view of island]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1ee40eac427ffc75acc181dec9deeaf4.jpg "[Aerial view of island]")
Oblique aerial photograph of an island, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945. Two locations are labeled "Channel" and "Radar site."
Inscription: "Channel. Island. Radar site."
[Aerial view of buildings along coastline]
![[Aerial view of buildings along coastline]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/45b43f6764d24e81e631e3012d947bb6.jpg "[Aerial view of buildings along coastline]")
Oblique aerial photograph of buildings along a coastline, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945. A location is marked with an arrow and labeled "F/P Base."
Caption: "F/P Base. Island."
[Aerial view of airfield and coastal town]
![[Aerial view of airfield and coastal town]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/737adbf271c1088599fbd1b9ece226ca.jpg "[Aerial view of airfield and coastal town]")
Aerial photograph of an airfield and coastal town, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945.
Inscription: "Secondary."
[Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in uniform]
![[Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in uniform]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f282895598ae77b81970bdec8e19d5fd.jpg "[Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in uniform]")
Hand-tinted photographic portrait of brothers Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in their military uniforms (U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Navy, respectively), circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "Lewis Paul Bowers. Army Air Corps. WWII. Harold…
[Aerial view of smoke plumes rising from Nielson Field during aerial bombing, Philippines]
![[Aerial view of smoke plumes rising from Nielson Field during aerial bombing, Philippines]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/8cfc7a3b1c7bdb786e346628669e475d.jpg "[Aerial view of smoke plumes rising from Nielson Field during aerial bombing, Philippines]")
Aerial photograph of smoke plumes rising from Nielson Field during an aerial bombing, Philippines, circa January 1945.Inscription on verso: "Neilson [Nielson] Field. Manila, P.I. Jan. 1945. One of the major air fields on Luzon in Philippines after…