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[Lewis Paul Bowers in flight gear standing in yard] (Item)

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."

[Cadet Lewis Paul Bowers] (Item)

Photographic portrait of Cadet Lewis Paul Bowers, U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1943.Inscription on verso: "Air Corps Cadet. Lewis P. Bowers. 1943."

[Presidential letter of appreciation for military service addressed to Captain Lewis P. Bowers, circa 1945] (Item)

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

[Certificate of Appointment issued to Captain Lewis Paul Bowers, May 14, 1946] (Item)

Certificate of Appointment issued to Captain Lewis Paul Bowers, U.S. Army Air Corps, May 14, 1946.

[Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers, circa 1945] (Item)

Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers by the U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1945.

Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator) [Outline of instruction, circa 1942] (Item)

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 interior pages. 27 pages.

[Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in uniform] (Item)

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 Eugene Bowers. Navy. 1938-1942."

[Letter to Captain Lewis P. Bowers from Montano C., July 9, 1945] (Item)

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 handwritten pages on U.S. Navy statiionary and envelope.

[Flight crew with Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft] (Item)

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 identified in the verso inscription. Inscription on verso: "Back row, left to right: Engineer J. MacDonald, 1st pilot James Hobstetter, Nav. Paul Bowers,…

[Flight crew with Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft] (Item)

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 the names have been cut off. Inscription on verso: "Mac. [likely McDonald or MacDonald] - Engineer. Me [Lewis Paul Bowers] - Navigator. Hob [likely…