USMCR79 Posted January 20, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2008 Todays Gun Show find Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMIN Posted January 20, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2008 In Oct 1918 he is listed in Company K, 11th Regt in France (he stayed there until mid-1919). It appears he got there too late to see much action, but was there for some time in the occupation. By the way, he was a Sgt. Very nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted January 20, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 20, 2008 beautiful find. I love these medals...here's what I found on ancestry, in order of found, not by month. 22 entries. What I find interesting is how fast he made Sergeant, probably for a special duty assignment or because of war increase in manpower. Looks like he hung around PI for a bit, maybe as a DI? Also looks like he made it to France for WWI, but only for the last couple months of the war. What surprises me is the lack of roster entries Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Aug 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Company ''B'', Overseas Depot, Mb, Quantico, Va, Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Aug 1919 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: 332nd Casual Company Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Dec 1920 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Eastern Reserve Division Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Sep 1919 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: 332nd Casual Company Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Jan 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Private Station: Company ''H'', Marine Barracks, Paris Island, SC Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Jan 1919 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Co "K" 11th Regiment, USMarines Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Sep 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: ''B'' Company Overseas Depot, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Jul 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Corporal Station: Company ''H'', Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S C Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Dec 1921 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Headquarters, Eastern Reserve Division, 1100 South Broad St, Phila, Pennsylvania Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Dec 1917 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Private Station: Company "H" , Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S C Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Jun 1920 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Headquarters, Eastern Reserve Division, 130 So 15th St, Phila, Pennsylvania Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Jun 1920 RANK: Sergeant Station: Headquarters, Eastern Reserve Division, 130 South 15th Street, Phila, Pennsylvania Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Feb 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Private Station: Company "G", Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S C Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Oct 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Company "K", 11th Regiment, US Marine Corps Aef France Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Sep 1920 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Eastern Reserve Division Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Mar 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Corporal Station: Company ''G'' Marine Barracks, Paris Island, S C Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Apr 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Corporal Station: Company ''H'' Marine Barracks, Paris Island, South Carolina Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Nov 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Company ''I'', 11th Regiment Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Sep 1919 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: 203d Casual Company Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Apr 1919 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Company "K" , 11th Regiment Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Nov 1917 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Private Station: Company ''H'', Marine Barracks, Paris Island, SC, Name: Walter S Bowen Muster Date: Aug 1918 Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1917 RANK: Sergeant Station: Company ''H'', Marine Barracks, Paris Island, South Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks Brig....I have seen where some WWI Marines prior to 1917 were members of the Naval Militia (State National Guard) and retained their rank when moving over to the MCR Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted January 20, 2008 Share #5 Posted January 20, 2008 Todays Gun Show find Bill Bill, Was that the Lakeland Gun Show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted January 20, 2008 Bill, Was that the Lakeland Gun Show? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted January 20, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 20, 2008 Yes I thought it looked familiar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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