Paul served his country in both World War II and the Korean War. He was a Warrant Officer 1 in the United States Navy.
At the age of thirty-eight years he married Audrey May (Djerf) Bowman (1923-2008) on August 24, 1950, at Kitsap County, Washington.[1] There is a second marriage record for this couple indicating a marriage six days later on August 30, 1950, at Kootenai County, Idaho.[2]
Paul Bowman died at the age of eighty-eight years on May 25, 2000, in King County, Washington.[3] His earthly remains buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington. [4]
Sources
↑ Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-X9V9 : 23 September 2017), Paul Virgil Bowman and Audrey May Djerf, 24 Aug 1950, Kitsap, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 004280743.
↑ "Idaho Marriage Index, 1947-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8HJ-XSR : 9 December 2014), Paul V. Bowman and Audrey May Djerf, 30 Aug 1950; citing Marriage, Kootenai, Idaho, United States, certificate 05083, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Boise.
↑ *"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGSX-FPG : 19 May 2014), Paul V Bowman, 25 May 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37020848/paul-virgil-bowman : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for Paul Virgil Bowman (7 Oct 1911–25 May 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37020848, citing Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Donald Miller (contributor 46830668).
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDR1-9HW : accessed 5 May 2019), Virgil Bowman in household of Howard Bowman, Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 457, sheet 13B, line 71, family 306, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1371; FHL microfilm 1,821,371.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBC-56J : accessed 11 August 2020), Paul V Bowman, Shields, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 22B, line 74, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 529; FHL microfilm 2,340,264.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4V-B8Y6 : accessed 5 May 2019), Paul V Bowman, Washington, United States, 02 Jun 2000; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Seattle Post-Intelligencer, born-digital text.
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