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- Name:
- Francis Xavier Bowker
- Date of Birth:
- 1922
- Place of Birth:
- Hopkinton, MA
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- White
- Home State:
- MA
- War or Conflict:
- World War II, 1939-1946
- Status:
- Veteran
- Dates of Service:
- 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service:
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service:
- Army
- Unit of Service:
- Alsos Mission
- Location of Service:
- Camp Lee, Virginia; England; France; Belgium; Germany; Italy; Austria; Holland; Luxembourg
- Highest Rank:
- Staff Sergeant
- Prisoner of War:
- No
- Service Related Injury:
- Yes
- Service History Note:
- Alsos was an Army program to aggressively recover documents and other evidence relating to the German atomic power and weapons programs. Alsos was the code name for the mission. It was based on the Greek word for "Grove," the name of Major General Leslie M. Groves, the military director of the Manhattan Engineer District (the Manhattan Project), one of the principals in developing the special task force.
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- Type of Resource:
- Video: VHS (Video Home System) (1/2") [1item]--Oral history interview
- Interviewer:
- James Lawrence Rose
- Donor:
- James L. Rose
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/31102
- Subjects:
- Bowker, Francis
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
- Cite as:
- Francis Bowker Collection (AFC/2001/001/31102), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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