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Thesis, "The Pole and Polar in the Plane," by Lewis Paul Bowers, August 1965. Presented to the Committee on the Education of Teachers, Reed College (Oregon), in partial fulfillment of degree requirements for a Master of Arts in teaching. 67 typed…

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…

War Ration Book Four issued to Edna O. Bowers of Des Moines, Iowa, circa 1942-1943.

Aerial photograph of an unidentified city and surrounding terrain, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, 1944-1945.

Aerial photograph of a smoke plume rising from a coastal facility, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945.

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen posing on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944-1945. Many of the men are waving or giving the middle finger.

Photograph of a serviceman working on the engine of "Rude Nude," a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, at a Pacific Island airfield, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a naked or partially naked woman. Inscription on verso: "Paul…

Presidential letter of appreciation for military service, addressed to Captain Lewis P. Bowers and signed by President Harry S. Truman, circa 1945.

Items from Box Two, Folder 10 of the Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection, circa 1949-1954. Folder contains assorted military documents related to Bowers' service with the California National Guard, including orders, memorandums, a graduation…

Items from Box One, Folder 9 of the Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection, January 1943 to June 1943. Folder contains 14 letters written by Bowers to his mother Ora E. Bowers and his sister Claradee Bowers during his military service, and one…