Benjamin O. Bowser was born on 30 September 1903 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Bowser of 321 Shady Avenue.  He had one brother (Gilbert) and four sisters (Thelma, Erma, Joan and Botty.)  He was a farmer and had moved to Waubay, South Dakota before the war.  He fought with the 41st Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division and saw action in Sicily, Normandy, the Netherlands and Belgium.  On 9 October 1944, he was Killed in Action in Ubach, Germany.

Information provided by Erwin Derhaag.