Austin
F.
Bower
Born in Nebraska
Ancestors 
Son of Serenis W. Bower
and Mary (Gardner) Twist
Brother of
Lewis W Bower
Died
at age 21
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2015
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Austin Bower was Killed in Action during World War I.
Biography
Austin Bower was born to Serenis Bower and Mary Gardner on Dec. 28, 1896 in Nebraska. After the death of his father, his mother married David Twist.
Austin enlisted in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at New Rockford, on July 12, 1917. He was called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917 and was sent to Camp Greene where he received his preliminary training. He served in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 10, 1917; Company H, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company B, 26th Infantry, to death; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917 until his death. He was wounded, severely, July 20, 1918 and taken to the hospital for treatment where he recovered from his wounds and returned to active duty in the front lines.
Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). He was wounded again on Oct. 8th, but this time the wounds were of so serious a nature that they caused his death. Grave unlocated, but there is a gravestone for him at the Grandfield Lutheran Cemetery in Sheyenne, Eddy County, North Dakota.[1]
Austin Bower was cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave
- ↑ Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 1.
See also:
- United States Census, 1900, index and images, FamilySearch Austin F Bower in household of Serines N Bower, Fairview, Germantown, Bremen, Valhalla, Viking & Heimdal Township Schools, Wells, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,234.
- United States Census, 1910, index and images, FamilySearch Austin Twist in household of Jesse D Twist, Bremen, Wells, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 207, sheet 11A, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,162.
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