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Gordon Albert Bowker

Gordon Albert Bowker

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant
Service Number O-082843
Birth Date August 3, 1917
From Oakland, California
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Argonaut (SS-166)
Loss Date January 10, 1943
Location Near Rabaul (05° 155'N, 153° 50'E)
Circumstances Sunk by surface attack and depth charges
Remarks Gordon was born in Norfolk, Virginia.

Photo courtesy of Gordon Bowker, son.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

 

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