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John L Bowers 1919 - 1996

John Leslie Bowers of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY was born on March 24, 1919 in DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 77 years old on July 6, 1996 in DuBois. John Bowers was buried at Acacia Park Cemetery in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY.

John Leslie Bowers
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Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY 14304
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March 24, 1919
DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, 15801, United States
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  • 03/24
    1919

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    March 24, 1919
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    DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 15801, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    The United States Army classified John as "White, Citizen".

  • Early Life & Education

    When John entered the United States Army, he said that he had completed 4 years of High School.

  • Religious Beliefs

    His funeral was at Lane Funeral Home.

  • Military Service

    A veteran, John served in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted on February 20th, 1941 in Buffalo, New York. His military record was as follows: Military serial#: 32034133 Enlisted: February 20, 1941 in Buffalo New York Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)

  • Professional Career

    The United States Army classified John's civilian occupation when he enlisted as "Clerks, General Office". He retired in 1984 from the Chevrolet Engine Plant in the town of Tonawanda, New York, where he worked as a sheet-metal worker.

  • Personal Life & Family

    John Leslie Bowers was born to Ira Dewitt Bowers (1888 - 1959) and Anna May Powers (1890 - 1937) on March 24th, 1919 in Dubois, Pennsylvania and he had siblings Harvey, Ira, and a sister, Shirley, plus a stillborn sister. On his World War II draft card, when John was 21 years old, he described himself as being five feet ten inches tall and as weighing 175 pounds. He had blue eyes, blonde hair, and a "ruddy" complexion. John L. Bowers married Helen Nisbet (1918 - 2008) and they had two daughters, Diana L. (1944 - 2023) and Linda. John was survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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    July 6, 1996
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In 1919, in the year that John L Bowers was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1947, at the age of 28 years old, John was alive when in June, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II. It passed the conservative Republican Congress in March of 1948. After World War I, the economic devastation of Germany caused by burdensome reparations payments led to the rise of Hitler. The Allies didn't want this to happen again and the Marshall Plan was devised to make sure that those conditions didn't arise again.
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Bowers, Chester (Mar 24, 1908 - May 3, 2002) Bowers, Wanda (Nov 14, 1926 - Dec 22, 1997) Bowers, Ned (Apr 25, 1916 - Jan 6, 1989) Bowers, Geraldine (May 7, 1925 - Feb 19, 2005) Bowers, Ethel (Jan 28, 1912 - Oct 2, 1994) Bowers, Gail (Oct 5, 1935 - Jan 5, 2007) Bowers, Suzette (Sep 17, 1956 - Jul 25, 1981) Bowers, David (Jul 2, 1963 - Mar 8, 1993) Bowers, Dorothy (Sep 28, 1914 - Feb 7, 1998) Bowers, David (Oct 3, 1981 - Jun 30, 2005)
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