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First Name: Orloff

Last Name: Bowen

Birthplace: Bexar Co., TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: San Antonio, TX
Middle Name: L.



Date of Birth: 08 October 1916

Date of Death: 30 January 1944

Rank: Major

Years Served:
Orloff Lake Bowen, Jr.

   
Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1940

Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Orloff Lake Bowen, Jr.

Major, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 72 (1943)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Orloff Lake Bowen, Jr. (ASN: 0-23052), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as G-3 (Operations and Training), FOURTEENTH Corps, during World War II.

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 67 (1943)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Orloff Lake Bowen, Jr. (ASN: 0-23052), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as G-3 (Operations and Training), FOURTEENTH Corps, during World War II.

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 395 (1943) & 504 (March 15, 1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Major (Infantry) Orloff Lake Bowen, Jr. (ASN: 0-23052), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as G-3 (Operations and Training), FOURTEENTH Corps, during World War II.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas WWII Exceptional Gallantry

Honoree ID: 316480   Created by: drjones46

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