WWII Draft Registration

WW II Draft Registration (backside)

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       21 years
Home Residence during War:    Harmony Grove, Frederick, MD
Military Years:                               1917-1919

                          Officers' Reserve Corps (8/15/1917),
                          2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery
                          11/12/1917 Field Artillery,
                          Lieutenant, Cavalry (Fort Niagara, NY)
                          Transferred to 19th Field Artillery 
                          12/10/1917  Transferred to 82nd Field Artillery
                          Resigned 9/30/1919
                         
Decorations:                                  Order of St. Sava (Serbian)

Personal Information
Occupation:     Owner of William D. Bowers Lumber Company
Father:              Grayson Eichelberger Bowers
Mother:            Chrissie Byrd Dell Firestone
Spouse:             Isabella Virginia Houck (1st Wife)
                           Frances Louise Good (2nd Wife)
Last Known Residence: 101 Council St., Frederick, MD
Cause of Death: 
Served in US Army and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston during Poncho Villa revolt of the Mexican Border Conflict. He would later serve as a Board Director of Mount Olivet, eventually becoming the 8th President of the cemetery's Board. 
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