Photograph of Lewis Paul Bowers in flight gear standing in a yard, circa 1943.
Inscription on verso: "Buddy Paul. 1943. Lewis P. Bowers. Aviation Cadet."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Paul Lewis Bowers (standing, third from left), with a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in lingerie. Most of the crew are…
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Lewis Paul Bowers (standing, far left), with a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa January 1944. The crew is identified in the verso inscription.
Inscription on verso: "Left to right…
Photographic group portrait of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Lewis Paul Bowers, posing with the tail gun of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944. The crew is partially identified in the verso inscription, though many of…
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…
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…
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…