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Contents 1 Bowdle Military Wartime Service 1.1 American Revolution (1765 – 1783) 1.2 War of 1812 (1812 - 1815) 1.3 Civil War (1861 - 1865) 1.4 Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848) 1.5 Spanish-American War (Apr 1898 – Dec 1898) 1.6 World War I (1914 - 1918) 1.7 World War II (1939 - 1945) 1.8 Korean War (1950 - 1953) 1.9 Vietnam War (1955 - 1975) 1.10 Persian Gulf War (Aug 1990 – Feb 1991) 1.11 Sources

Bowdle Military Wartime Service

This is a work in progress.

Service members are arranged alphabetically.

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American Revolution (1765 – 1783)

• Private Henry Bowdle Jr. (abt. 1753 - 1808); served in Capt. John Mitchells Co. of the 14th Battalion of Caroline County, Maryland, by 13 Aug 1777. Ensign, Militia, Capt. Mitchells Company, 14 Aug 1779.
• Private Henry Bowdle Jr. (abt. 1750 - bef. 1799); Militia, Volunteer Company, 4th Battalion, Maryland, 1777-1778; Private, Militia, 2nd Volunteer Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1780-1781. Note: different Henry Jr. than above.
• Private Loftis Bowdle (abt. 1760 - 1833); served in Lt. Tristrim Thomas's Company, Talbot Maryland. Loftis served aboard and/or helped repair the colonial vessel Sturdy Beggar in 1776 under Capt. James Foster, as noted in the account book of John McKeel dated 13 Nov 1776 while at Fell's Point.
• Private Tristram Bowdle (abt. 1751 - 1799); Militia, Bullin Brook Company, 4th Battalion, Maryland, 1777-1778; Private, Militia, Bullin Brook Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1780-1781.
• Private William Bowdle (abt. 1749 - abt. 1796); Militia, 2nd Volunteer Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1777-1778; Took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity about 1 Mar 1778. Private, Militia, 2nd Volunteer Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1780-1781.

American Revolution not yet assigned^[1]:

• Private John Bowdle; Militia, Union Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1777-1778. Private, Militia, Third Haven Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1780-1781.
• Private, Joseph Bowdle, Militia, Oxford Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, 1777-1778.
• Private, Loftus Bowdle, Militia, Capt. Thomas Bullen's Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, not dated, possibly late 1775 or early 1776.
• Private, Thomas Bowdle, Militia, Capt. Thomas Bullen's Company, 4th Battalion Maryland, not dated, possibly late 1775 or early 1776.

War of 1812 (1812 - 1815)

• Private Edward Bowdle (1781); 4th Regiment Maryland Militia.
• Private Henry Mullikin Bowdle (1791 - abt. 1834); 4th Regiment Maryland Militia.
• Captain Isaac Bowdle (1780 - 1816); 9th Regiment, Cavalry, Maryland Militia.
• Private Joseph Withgott Bowdle (1779 - 1855); 2nd Regiment Ohio Militia
• Private Lowden Bowdle (1784); 35th Regiment, Queen Anne's County (Cpt. John Hackett's company).(Willett's).
• Private Richard Barnaby Bowdle (1796 - 1838); 4th Regiment Maryland Militia.
• Private Thomas Bowdle (1776 - 1830); 1st Regiment Ohio Militia (McDonald’s).
• Private Thomas Bowdle (1786 - 1836); 4th Regiment Maryland Militia.

Not yet assigned:

• Private William Bowdle; US Marine Corps, served under Cpt. John Hall in 1812; then served aboard the USS Macedonian (which had been captured from the British by the USS United States) until 1815.

Civil War (1861 - 1865)

• Captain Ancil Marcellus Bowdle (1840 - 1931), Company I, 12th Colored Infantry Regiment, Tennessee; Sergeant, Company K, 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Private, Company B, 11th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
• Musician Isaiah Bowdle (abt. 1840 - 1912), Company B, 50th Infantry Regiment, Ohio.
• Private Jesse Webster Bowdle (1844 - 1923, Company F, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Illinois; 24th Light Artillery Battery, Indiana.
• Private John W. Bowdle (1844 - 1914), Company F, 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana.
• Private John Wesley Bowdle (1835 - 1908), Company F, 67th Infantry Regiment, Ohio.
• Private Joseph Alexander Bowdle (1840 - 1918), Company E, 82nd Infantry Regiment, Ohio.
• Corporal Joseph W. Bowdle (1841 - 1927), Company C, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, Ohio.
• Private Richard Washington Bowdle (1843 - 1879), Company H, 47th Infantry Regiment, Ohio.
• Captain Thomas Henry Bowdle (1841 - 1934); Company C, 54th Infantry Regiment, Ohio. Enlistment Date: 15 Oct 1861; Discharge Date: 15 Aug 1865.
• Corporal William Brown Bowdle (1830 - 1932); Company B, 118th Infantry Regiment, Ohio; and 16th Volunteer Reserve Company; Enlistment Date: 10 Aug 1862; Discharge Date: 5 Jul 1865.
• Private William Fletcher Bowdle (1830 - 1904), Company H, 148th Infantry Regiment, Ohio.
• Private William Hunter Bowdle (1841 - 1920), Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, Illinois.
• Surgeon William James Bowdle Dr. (1834 - 1876); US Navy, first service date: 3 Sep 1863.
• Private William Raper Bowdle (1844 - 1925), Company C, 147th Infantry Regiment, Ohio.
• Private William Thomas Bowdle (1833 - 1906), Company A, 193rd Infantry Regiment, Ohio.

Mexican-American War (1846 - 1848)

• Private Jesse Allen Bowdle (1828 - 1895); 1st Regiment Indiana Volunteers; Company B, Wabash Rangers.

Spanish-American War (Apr 1898 – Dec 1898)

• Sergeant Charles Wesely Bowdle (1876 - 1952); Co. B. 39th Regt. U S. Volunteer Infantry.
• Sergeant George Frederick Bowdle (1880 - 1951); K Co., 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

World War I (1914 - 1918)

• Regimental Sergeant Major Alva Argo Bowdle (1894 - 1951); Headquarters Company 324 Field Artillery to Discharge 12 Oct 1917; Battalion Sergeant Major 19 Oct 1917; Regimental Sergeant Major 16 Jan 1918. Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces 12 June 1918 to 24 May 1919. Honorable discharge 22 July 1919.
• Private Charles Edward Bowdle (1889 - 1920); 154th Depot Brigade; Inducted 5/23/18, Hon disch 7/18/18; Decorations: Order of St. Sava (Serbian).
• Corporal Charles Neal Bowdle (1898 - 1971); Co B 3 Infantry ONG (Co B 148 Infantry) to Discharge Private; Corporal 11 June 1918. Ypres-Lys; St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. Wounded In Action severely 1 Nov 1918. American Expeditionary Forces 22 June 1918 to 3 Jan 1919.
• Private Charles Perle Bowdle (1899 - 1983); Students' Army Training Corps Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 19 Dec 1918.
• Private First Class Clarence Lester Bowdle (1896 - 1955); Motor Truck Company 439, Quartermaster Corps; Departure Date: 17 Jul 1919; Departure Place: Brest, France; Arrival Date: 27 Jul 1919.
• Private First Class Forest Edward Bowdle (1892 - 1978); Co F, 28 Engineers Battalion, 20th Engineer Regiment (Forestry). Private, first class 1 July 1919. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. American Expeditionary Forces 30 Aug 1918 to 5 July 1919. Honorable discharge 12 July 1919.
• Private Merrill DeLisle Bowdle (1890 - 1967); 158 Dep Brig; Company B, 52nd Engineers; 362 Amb Co, 316th Sn Tn to discharge. St Mihiel, Defensive Sector. AEF Sep 14/18 to Apr 20/19. Hon disch May 8/19.
• Seamen Second Class Orrin Charles Bowdle (1895 - 1964); United States Navy Reserve Forces; Comments: Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill 28 May 1918 to 11 Nov 1918. Seaman, Second Class 168 days. Released 26 Feb 1919. Honorable discharge 30 Sept 1921. Lack of funds. Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill. Seaman Called to active duty 28 May 1918.
• Private Rosco Dewitt (Bowdle) Bowdell (1893 - 1950); Wagon Battery E, 70th Coast Artillery Corps. Departure Date: 15 Jul 1918; Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey; Departure Date: 11 Feb 1919; Departure Place: St Nazaire, France; Arrival Date: 22 Feb 1919; Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey.
• Sergeant Walden Bloxham Bowdle (1893 - 1972); Enlistment Date: 1918 21 Mar; Enlistment County: Camp Doniphan; Enlistment State: Oklahoma; Enlistment Division: National Army; Comments: Medical Depot Base Hospital Cp Doniphan Okla to 19 Apr 1918; Medical Supply Depot Quartermaster Corps Fort Sill Okla to Discharge Private, first class 15 May 1918; Sergeant 4 Feb 1919. Honorable discharge 15 March 1919.
• Sergeant Worley W. (Bowdle) Bowdell (1896 - 1981); served in 142nd Ordinance Depot Company.

World War II (1939 - 1945)

• Albert Bowdle (1905 - 1983); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 12 Mar 1941; Discharge Date: 8 Nov 1944.
• Commander (O-5) Alexander Bowdle Jr. (1909 - 1995); Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1927; Ship, Station or Activity: USS Relief; Ship Number or Designation: AH-1; Muster Date: 31 Mar 1939.
• Staff Sergeant Bruce Pierce Bowdle (1917 - 1998); Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1941; Enlistment Place: Trenton, New Jersey; Service Number: 32068949; Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Recon Naissance Squadron.
• Private Carl W. Bowdle (1921 - 1991); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 18 Sep 1944; Discharge Date: 15 Mar 1946.
• Private First Class Charles Virgil Bowdle Sr. (1915 - 1978); Service Branch: US Army Air Force; Unit: 3th Depot Repair Sqd.; Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1944; Discharge Date: 14 Jun 1946.
• Darrell Raymond Bowdle (1922 - 2009); Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 10 Sep 1942; Discharge Date: 21 Jan 1946. USS Whiteside (AKA-90).
• Dwight Durward Bowdle (1920 - 1989); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1943; Discharge Date: 3 Apr 1946.
• Command Sergeant Major Edward Clark Bowdle (1921 - 2009); career military, serving in World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, known as the Screamin' Eagles. He parachuted behind enemy lines in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and was wounded in the Battle to capture Carentan, France. Later he parachuted into Holland to assist in the liberation of the Dutch city of Eindhoven. He then fought in the Battle of Bastogne and was wounded a second time. He was awarded the Bronze Star with two Oak Leave Clusters, crediting him with three acts of bravery and two Purple Hearts. He fought in the Korean Conflict and served as a military advisor in the Vietnam War. After returning from Korea a second time, he taught ROTC at Penn State University and ended his career as a combat construction specialist with the 44th Engineering Brigade and the rank of Command Sergeant Major.
• Private First Class Elza Clifford Bowdle (1920 - 1998); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 10 Oct 1942; Discharge Date: 28 Oct 1945.
• Private Eugene Noble Bowdle (1922 - 1996); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 12 Oct 1944; Discharge Date: 21 Jul 1946.
• Technician 5th Grade Florance (Bowdle) Gimlin (1909 - 1973); Women’s Army Corps (WAC); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 28 Feb 1944; Discharge Date: 2 Apr 1946.
• Foster Snyder Bowdle (1900 - 1990); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 5 Nov 1942; Discharge Date: 30 Mar 1943.
• PFC Francis Benjamin Bowdle (1919 - 1996); Enlistment Date: 16 Sep 1940; Enlistment Place: Dover, Delaware; Service Number: 20257248; Branch: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter.
• Lieutenant Commander (0-4) Frances Lee (Bowdle) Gometz (1918 - 2006); Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 17 Nov 1942; Discharge Date: 31 Mar 1965.
• Technician 4t Grade Frank Bowdle (1919 - 1993); 42nd Infantry Division; 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion; Enlistment Date: 2 Sep 1943; Discharge Date: 12 Mar 1946.
• Private Frank Warren Bowdle (1924 - 1958); US Army Air Force; Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1943; Enlistment Place: Abilene, Texas. Obit states he was a navigator.
• Private Guy Handley Bowdle (1913 - 1980); Service Branch: US Army; Enlistment Date: 20 Dec 1944; Discharge Date: 23 Oct 1946.
• Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Campbell Bowdle (1914 - 2005); Enlistment Date: 26 Aug 1940; Enlistment Place: Roswell, New Mexico; Service Number: 18002950; Branch: Quartermaster Corps; Component: Regular Army.
• Private First Class Howard Bowdle Jr. (1920 - 2006); Branch: MARINES; Enlistment Date: 10 Oct 1943; Discharge Date: 10 May 1946.
• Corporal James Walton Bowdle (1926 - 1984); Unknown. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
• Jesse Webster Bowdle (1907 - 1976); Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Ship, Station or Activity: USS Astoria (CL-90); Muster Date: 30 Oct 1948.
• Technician 5th Grade Joe Frank Bowdle (1917 - 1979); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 18 Jun 1942; Discharge Date: 25 Jan 1946.
• John Henry Bowdle (1916 - 1986); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1943; Discharge Date: 29 Nov 1945.
• Technician 5th Grade Lee Roscoe Bowdle (1906 - 1969); Service Branch: US Army; Unit: 8th Base Post Office; Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1942; Discharge Date: 5 May 1945.
• Leonard Bowdle (1922 - 2003); 9th US Army Air Force; Enlistment Date: 17 Sep 1942.
• Motor Machinist's Mate 2 Leonard Earl Bowdle (1923 - 2012); U.S. Navy; Muster Date: 31 May 1941.
• Private Lewis Henry Bowdle (1901 - 1946); Unit: Battery "A", 423rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Armor Service: Field Artillery; Company: 423rd Armored Field Art. Bn.; Enlistment Date: 13 Nov 1942; Discharge Date: 26 Mar 1943.
• Technician 4th Grade Lloyd A. Bowdle (1911 - 1979); Service Branch: US Army; Enlistment Date: 10 Apr 1942; Discharge Date: 15 Oct 1945.
• Lowell Norwood Bowdle (1917 - 2007); He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec. 19, 1941, arrived in England in June, 1942, and was attached to the 423rd Signal Corp, as a cryptographer, and served his country for four years in London, Paris and Wiesbaden. He was discharged from the service at Camp Fannin, Texas, in November 1945.
• Seaman First Class Paul Eugene Bowdle (1926 - 2008); Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1944; Discharge Date: 19 Jul 1946. Victory Medal, American Theater Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal.
• Private Paul Herbert Bowdle (1917 - 2001); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 6 May 1942; Discharge Date: 7 Feb 1946.
• Private Robert Anthony Bowdle (1927 - 1980); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 18 Mar 1946; Discharge Date: 11 Apr 1947.
• Private Ronald Alden Bowdle (1928 - 2022); U.S. Army, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites.
• Motor Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Thomas Woodrow Bowdle (1912 - 1981); Enlistment Date: 11 Nov 1943; Enlistment Place: Sampson, New York; Discharge Date: 24 Nov 1945; Branch of Service: US Navy; Theater of War: France; Italy; Marshalls; Carolines; Philippines; Japan; Okinawa; Type of Medal: BS, VM, Amer., EAME, AP, P. I. Lib.
• Private Vern Wesley Bowdle (1911 - 1996); Military Branch: Army; Enlistment Date: 3 Mar 1943.
• Corporal Verne Austin Bowdle (1902 - 1974); Service Branch: US Army; Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1942; Discharge Date: 4 Apr 1943.
• Willard Bowdle (1922 - 1989); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 26 Feb 1943; Discharge Date: 12 Nov 1945.
• William Timothy Bowdle (1914 - 1990); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 29 Oct 1943; Discharge Date: 6 Feb 1946

Korean War (1950 - 1953)

• Arthur Logan Bowdle (1926 - 1997); obit states U.S. Airforce, Korean War.
• Donald Allen Bowdell (1934 - 2007); served in the 4th Armored Division.
• Command Sergeant Major Edward Clark Bowdle (1921 - 2009); see WWII above.
• Corporal Francis Eugene Bowdell (1929 - 1987); details unknown.
• Lieutenant Commander Frances Lee (Bowdle) Gometz (1918 - 2006); Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 17 Nov 1942; Discharge Date: 31 Mar 1965. See WWII above.
• Specialist 4 Richard Lee Bowdle (1934 - 2014); U.S. Army, Korea.
• [[Bowdle-543|Robert Dean Bowdle (1941 - 2000); U.S. Army, Korea.
• Private First Class Robert Walter Bowdle (1931 - 1997); Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1952; Discharge Date: 27 Jan 1954.

Vietnam War (1955 - 1975)

• Command Sergeant Major Edward Clark Bowdle (1921 - 2009); see WWII and Korea above.
• Frederick Charles Bowdle (1934 - 2003); Enlistment Branch: AIR FORCE; Enlistment Date: 9 Jul 1960; Discharge Date: 31 Mar 1967.

Persian Gulf War (Aug 1990 – Feb 1991)

• Robert Dean Bowdle (1941 - 2000); US Army, Iraq War; US, Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019.

Sources

1. ↑ Revolutionary Patriots of Talbot County Maryland 1775-1783; Henry C. Peden, Jr.; Willow Bend Books: Westminister, Maryland, 2001.