Bowen, Earl Ellis, TM3c

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rate
Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class

Last Primary NEC
TM-0000-Torpedoman's Mate

Last Rating/NEC Group
Torpedoman's Mate

Primary Unit
1943-1944, TM-0000, USS Pollack (SS-180)

Service Years
1942 - 1944

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Personal Details

Home State

Colorado

Year of Birth
1922

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Casualty Info

Home Town Granby, CO	Last Address USS Pollack (SS-180) Wife's address at time of death 830 Clarkston St Denver, CO

Casualty Date Mar 16, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died of Illness, Other Injury	Reason Other Accident
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii	Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 5 (cenotaph)
Military Service Number 6 184 853

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

TM3 Bowen was stationed aboard the USS Pollack (SS-180). On March 15, 1944 he received severe head trauma from a torpedo skid that slipped and died the next day. He was buried at sea by his shipmates.

Comments/Citation:

The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.

1943-1944, TM-0000, USS Pollack (SS-180)

From Month/Year July / 1943	To Month/Year March / 1944
Unit USS Pollack (SS-180) Unit Page
Rank Torpedoman 3rd Class	NEC TM-0000-Torpedoman's Mate
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Pollack (SS-180) Details

	Type Sub-Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Submarines	Strength Submarine
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Nov 28, 2018

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5 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Pollack (SS-180)

Zullinger, John, CAPT, (1935-1969)	OFF	621X	Lieutenant Commander
Kostal, Michael Frank, LTJG, (1942-1944)	OFF	00X	Ensign
Ridgeway, Arlin Lee, PO1, (1940-1944)	EM	EM-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Anderson, Dale Joseph, PO3, (1943-1946)	MO	MO-0000	Petty Officer 3rd Class
Grider, George William, CAPT, (1936-1947)			Lieutenant Commander