Frank S. Bowen

Frank Sayles Bowen Jr.
Frank Sayles Bowen Jr.
	Major General Frank S. Bowen Jr.
Born	March 4, 1905; Manila, Philippines
Died	September 24, 1976 (aged 71); Moncrief Army Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1926–1964
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Military Assistance Advisory Group China; 101st Airborne Division; 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II; Korean War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross; Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star

Frank Sayles Bowen Jr. was a United States Army Major General who served as commander of the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment during the Korean War.

Early life and education

He was born in Manila, Philippines to Mildred A. Bowen and Frank S. Bowen.[1]

Military service

He attended West Point graduating in 1926.[1]

From mid-1939 to mid-1947 his career tracked that of his mentor Robert L. Eichelberger. He served under Eichelberger in the 30th Infantry Regiment, [2] In 1940, he served as aide-de‐camp to Eichelberger while he was superintendent of West Point.[1]

World War II

With the US entry into World War II, Eichelberger took command of the 77th Infantry Division with Bowen as his Personnel Officer (G-1). Eichelberger soon took command of I Corps with Bowen serving as assistant Operation Officer and then Operations Officer (G-3).[2]

Col. Bowen would receive his first Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on 12 December 1942 during the Battle of Buna–Gona.[3]

In August 1944 Eichelberger was given command of the newly-formed Eighth United States Army and Bowen joined him as G-3.[4]

Korean War

He served as commander of the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment and led the unit in the Battle of Yongju, Operation Tomahawk and Operation Courageous.

Post Korea

He served as commander of the 101st Airborne Division in 1955.

In August 1955 he became commander of Fort Jackson (South Carolina) and remained in command of the base until August 1956.[1]

In September 1956 he became head of Military Assistance Advisory Group China in Taiwan and remained in that post until July 1958.[5]

He retired from the Army in 1964.[1]

He died at Moncrief Army Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina on 24 September 1976.[1]

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

"Gen. Frank S. Bowen; Served in the Pacific". The New York Times. 26 September 1976. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
Eichelberger, Robert (2017). Our jungle road to Tokyo. Lulu. p. 43. ISBN 9781387367078.
"Frank Sayles Bowen". Military Times.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
Southern Philippines: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. Government Printing Office. p. 34. ISBN 9780160882807.
Craft, Stephen (2015). American Justice in Taiwan: The 1957 Riots and Cold War Foreign Policy. University Press of Kentucky. p. 64. ISBN 9780813166360.

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[NYTObit-1] "Gen. Frank S. Bowen; Served in the Pacific". The New York Times. 26 September 1976. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[Eichelberger-2] Eichelberger, Robert (2017). Our jungle road to Tokyo. Lulu. p. 43. ISBN 9781387367078.

[3] "Frank Sayles Bowen". Military Times.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[4] Southern Philippines: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. Government Printing Office. p. 34. ISBN 9780160882807.

[5] Craft, Stephen (2015). American Justice in Taiwan: The 1957 Riots and Cold War Foreign Policy. University Press of Kentucky. p. 64. ISBN 9780813166360.