Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Francis Xavier Bowker Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- 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
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/31102
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About this Item
Title
- Francis Xavier Bowker Collection
Names
- Rose, James L.
- Rose, James Lawrence
- Bowker, Francis Xavier
- Town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Home State
- Massachusetts
Headings
- - Bowker, Francis Xavier
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Form
- VHS
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- 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
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- 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.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-06-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/31102
Cite as
- Francis Xavier Bowker Collection (AFC/2001/001/31102), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video