Bowman, Harvey B.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Harvey B. Bowman, Collector, Miscellaneous Historical Items
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2097
Overview
Collection includes one pension certificate for Mary A. Swinger, widow of John B. Swiger, dated July 27, 1909; one Civil War soldier's hymn book, and one envelope containing buttons, medals, and medallions. Map of north-east coast of New Guinea, showing Madang-Lae-Wau, and Wewak-Madang-Mt Hagen. A copy of a song written by a Phillipino sung to Americans.
Dates:
1860's; 1909
Harvey Bowman, Soldier, World War II Scrapbook
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0299
Overview
Air Force Captain Harvey Bowman served in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a member of the 43rd Bombardment Group and on General Douglas MacArthur's staff. One oversize scrapbook chiefly documents Bowman's military service in New Guinea and Australia from 1942 to 1945. This fragile volume consists of loose pages with photographs, orders and regulations, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous material tipped in. Photographs depict Bowman's unit and his surroundings in...
Dates:
1929, 1942-1945; Majority of material found within 1942-1945
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- Education 1
- Environmentalism. 1
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 1
- Wadestown High School. 1