OZ BOWMAN Family Tree:Information about George Fletcher Bowman Sr.
Major General (Ret.) George Fletcher Bowman Sr. (b. 16 Feb 1948)
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George Fletcher Bowman Sr. (son of Leroy Bowman and Mittie Irma Rosemelle Garrick) was born 16 Feb 1948 in Sumter, SC.He married (1) Sandra Joyce Brown on 29 Apr 1967 in Columbia, SC, daughter of Blease Brown.He married (2) Patricia Ann Simmons on 28 Jun 1975 in Roosevelt, NY.He married (3) Yolanda Young on 02 Jul 2005 in Minneapolis, MN, daughter of Dave Young and Bernice Thedford.
Notes for George Fletcher Bowman Sr.:Major General (Ret.) George F. Bowman
MG Bowman was born in Sumter, SC on February 16 1948, the son of Leroy and Mittie Bowman. He grew up in Sumter, Orangeburg and Columbia where he graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1965.
MG Bowman was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May 1969 upon graduation from S.C. State College and ordered to active duty in July 1969.After completing the Signal Officer Basic Course and the Communications Equipment Maintenance and Repair Course, he served as the Radio Relay Officer, Signal Center Platoon Leader, Communications Security Custodian and Commander, HHC for the 16th Signal Battalion, Butzbach, Germany, from 1970 to 1972.In 1973 he was transferred to Korea.While at Camp Stanley, he was assigned as the Communications Officer, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery; and the Division Artillery Communications Officer, HHB, 2d Infantry Division Artillery; and at Camp Casey he was the Division Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Officer, HHC, 2d Infantry Division.In March 1974, he served as a Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Officer, 35th Engineer Group, Fort Bragg, NC.In the Army Reserve from March 1978 to December 1985, he held various positions which include Radio Officer, HHC, 35th Signal Group; OperationsOfficer,MOBPlansDirectorofReserveComponents;MaintenanceOfficer,HHB, 4th Battalion, 17th Field Artillery; Controller/Evaluator, Atlanta Detachment, 2d Maneuver Training Command; Personnel Staff Officer and Plans Officer, 3d Army.In 1986, he was again ordered to active duty in the Army Active Guard/Reserve serving in a variety of command and staff positions which include Operations and Plans Officer, 3d Army; Personnel Management Officer and Branch Chief, Signal Branch, ARPERCEN; Program Manager, Retirement Points Accounting System, ARPERCEN; Chief, Retired Activities Division, ARPERCEN; USAR Advisor, Joint Plans/MOB Officer, FORSCOM; Chief, Plans Division and Signal Support Division Chief, 335th Signal Command; Deputy Commander, ARPERCEN.On 7 May 1997he was selected to be the Deputy Commander, 311th Theater Signal Command, Fort George G. Meade,MarylandandwaspromotedtoBrigadierGeneralon9April1998.On 17 October 1999 he was selected to be the Commanding General, 311th Theater Signal Command and was promoted to Major General on 6 October 2000. He has served as a consultant to the National Museum of the United States Army.His last assignment on Active Duty was Assistant G-3, Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, DC. He retired from the US Army and served as a Strategic Planner for the National Museum of the United States Army. He is currently a Unit Manager for Liberty National Life Insurance Company at the home office in Birmingham, AL.
He is married to Yolanda Young Bowman and makes his home in Birmingham, AL.
DECORATIONS AND AWARDS: Legion of Merit,Meritorious Service Medal W/4th OLC, Army Commendation Medal W/2d OLC, Army Achievement Medal, Army Superior Unit Award, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal W/Service Star, Army Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal W/Hourglass Device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon.
SCHOOLS:Shippensburg University, Masters Degree in Public Administration; SouthCarolinaState College, BA in History; Signal Officer Basic Course; Signal Equipment Maintenance and Repair Course; Race Relations Discussion Leader Course; Signal Officer Advanced Course; Air Ground Operations - Battlestaff Course; Command and General Staff College; Reserve Components National Security Officer Course; United States Army War College.
CIVIC AFFILIATIONS:Charter Member of Pi Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; Charter Senior Warden of William H. Scott Military Lodge No. 182 PHA; Deacon in the First Congregational Church.
HOME ADDRESS:1703 Twelve Oaks Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215Email: [email protected]
More About George Fletcher Bowman Sr.:
Education 1: 1965, C. A. Johnson High School Columbia, SC.
Education 2: 18 May 1969, B. A. Degree, South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, SC.
Education 3: May 1995, Masters Degree, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA.
Military service 1: 18 May 1969, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, United States Army.
Military service 2: 09 Apr 1997, Promoted to Brigadier General, United States Army.
Military service 3: 06 Oct 2000, Promoted to Major General, United States Army.
Military service 4: 01 Apr 2005, Retired from Military Service.
Occupation 1: 11 Dec 2006, Liberty National Life insurance Company- Unit Manager.
Occupation 2: 01 Apr 2005, Consultant, National Museum, United States Army.
Social Security Number: 247-88-9374.
More About George Fletcher Bowman Sr. and Sandra Joyce Brown:
Marriage: 29 Apr 1967, Columbia, SC.
More About George Fletcher Bowman Sr. and Patricia Ann Simmons:
Marriage: 28 Jun 1975, Roosevelt, NY.
More About George Fletcher Bowman Sr. and Yolanda Young:
Marriage: 02 Jul 2005, Minneapolis, MN.
Children of George Fletcher Bowman Sr. and Sandra Joyce Brown are:
- +George Fletcher Bowman Jr., b. 17 Oct 1967, Columbia, SC.
- +James L. Bowman, b. 02 Apr 1973, Columbia, SC.
Children of George Fletcher Bowman Sr. and Patricia Ann Simmons are:
- +Danielle Francine Bowman, b. 29 Oct 1970, Roosevelt, NY.
- +Marc Anthony Bowman, b. 18 Mar 1980, Atlanta, GA.