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William T. Bowen
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| Title: |
Educator, U.S. Military Academy/Major, U.S. Marine Corp. |
| Industry: |
Education/Military |
| Type of Organization: |
University/Military/Medicine |
| Major Product/Service: |
Higher education/Defense |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Bowen has taught chemistry, physics and mathematics. He was a high school teacher for 10 years and a college educator for four years. He was an active U.S. Marine and a Reserve U.S. Marine for 37 years, while simultaneously teaching. Mr. Bowen is a former Electronics Warfare, Information and Intelligence Officer, Japanese Interpreter and Radiologic Technologist. In the early days of WWII, Major Bowen, then Corporal Bowen, was Personal Aide and Orderly (at different times) for Marine General Graves B. Erskine, General H.M. Smith, Navy Admiral John McCain, also briefly for Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
President, Retired Officers Association of Louisiana; Past Vice President, Northwest Society Radiologic Technologists; Past President, AR-LA-TX Chapter, Reserve Officers Association; Past President, AR-LA-TX Chapter, Marine Reserve Officers Association; Past President, Shreveport Chapter, National Society of Arts and Letters; N.S.A.L. |
| University/Degree: |
B.S/B.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; B.S.R.T., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; M.S., Science Education, University of Southern California, 1960; Honorary Degree, Royal Society of Arts, London, England (FRSA) |
| Born: |
August 5, 1925, Mobile, Alabama |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Fishing, oil painting, writing |
| Honors & Awards: |
Mr. Bowen is a three-Time War Veteran (World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War) and received the U.S. Marine Commendation Medal for Valor at Iwo Jima |
| Published Works: |
Articles and LA Officers Newsletter; Past Publisher, Stars & Stripes Newsletter; Past Editor, Louisiana Reserve and Retired Officers Newsletter |
