Lloyd Pugmire Bowman

Korean War
Service #AO-1860932
Unit90 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathApril 1 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Bowman was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Bowman was the bombardier of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group based at Kunsan Airfield (K-8), Korea. On April 1, 1953, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and it landed in a rice paddy. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on April 2, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.