Weyman Ertel Bowdoin (1912 - 1978)

Born 17 Apr 1912 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Feb 1978 at age 65 in Baldwin, Georgia, United States

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Weyman Bowdoin was a Georgian.

Technical Sergeant Weyman Bowdoin served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 2 Jun 1942
Unit(s): 579th Quartermaster Laundry Company
Service ended: 26 Oct 1945

Weyman Bowdoin was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal.

Weyman Bowdoin was awarded the American Campaign Medal.

Weyman Bowdoin was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

World War II Victory Medal

Weyman Bowdoin was awarded the Army of Occupation Medal.

Biography

Weyman Ertel Bowdoin April 17th, 1912^[1] to February 28th, 1978.^[2]

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United States Army Technical Sergeant: He was drafted on June 2nd, 1942 at Ft McPherson, Georgia SN: 34350542. He qualified as a Marksman with the M1 Rifle and he served in the 579th Quartermaster Laundry Company as a Laundry Foreman (102) in the European Theater deploying overseas on November 2nd, 1943 and arriving on November 9th, 1943. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe Campaigns. After 1 year 11 months and 20 days overseas he shipped home on October 12th, 1945 arriving on October 21st, 1945 and he was Honorably Discharged on October 26th, 1945 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He served 1 year 5 months and 5 days stateside.

Personal Info: From: Milledgeville, GA, brown hair and eyes, 5 foot 4 and 136 pounds, before the service he worked in a lunchroom, 8 years of grammar 3 years of high school.

Known Awards:

• Army Good Conduct Medal
• American Campaign Medal
• European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver campaign star denoting 5 Campaigns which were the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe Campaigns
• World War Two Victory Medal
• Army of Occupation Medal with “Germany” Clasp

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QH-1W2C : Fri Dec 08 22:09:15 UTC 2023, Entry for Weyman Ertel Bowdoin and Ella Susan Bowdoin, 1940-1942.
2. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V49L-SWP : 24 December 2014, Weyman E Bowdoin, 28 Feb 1978; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Baldwin, Georgia, certificate number 006547, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1920", https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ8Q-NN4 : Thu Dec 07 22:55:59 UTC 2023, Entry for Moses Bowdoin and Ella Bowdoin, 1920.
• Wayman Bowdoin, "United States Census, 1930" "United States Census, 1930", https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:393D-QT2 : Fri Oct 06 14:15:51 UTC 2023, Entry for M W Bowdoin and Ella Bowdoin, 1930.
• Weyman E Bowdoin, "United States Census, 1930" "United States Census, 1930", https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:39MT-T2M : Thu Oct 05 23:13:58 UTC 2023, Entry for Moses N Bowdoin and Ella S Bowdoin, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K72D-L8F : Tue Nov 28 18:13:20 UTC 2023, Entry for Moses Bowdoin and Ella Bowdoin, 1940.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TT-VLY : 5 December 2014, Weyman E Bowdoin, enlisted 02 Jun 1942, Ft Mcpherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Weyman E Bowdoin, "Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1966" "Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1966", https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZCL-WKGD : Fri Dec 08 03:33:25 UTC 2023, Entry for Weyman E Bowdoin, 26 Oct 1945.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V99V-9Z9 : 8 January 2021, Weyman Bowdoin, Feb 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"Find A Grave Index," database, 'https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVV-9R43 : 9 June 2021, Weyman Ertel Bowdoin, ; Burial, Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States of America, Memory Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 17702311, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.