Background
Bowley, Albert John was born on December 4, 1921 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States. Son of Freeman Wate and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Bowley.
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Bowley, Albert John was born on December 4, 1921 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States. Son of Freeman Wate and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Bowley.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1943. Graduate, Air Force Flying School, 1943. Graduate, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, 1948.
Graduate, Advanced Flying School, 1953. Graduate, Command and Staff College, 1955. Graduate, Air War College, 1959.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1943; advanced through grades to major general, United States Air Force, 1969; assigned, 306th Bomb Group, European Theatre of Operations, 1944-1947; assigned, 63d Bomb Squadron, 43d Bomb Group, SAC, 1947-1948; operations officer, 63d Bomb Squadron, 43d Bomb Group, SAC, 1949-1951; squadron commander, 358th Bomb Squadron, 303d Bomb Wing, SAC, 1952-1954; chief training surveillance branch, training division, Headquarters SAC, 1955-1958; director operations, Headquarters 3d. Air Division, SAC, Guam, 1959-1961; chief control division, Headquarters 15th Air Force, SAC, March Air Force Base, California, 1961; deputy director operations, Headquarters 15th Air Force, 1962; deputy executive to vice chief staff, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1963; executive to vice chief staff, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1963-1966; commander, 40th Air Division, Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 1966-1967; commander, 45th Air Division, Loring Air Force Base, Maine., 1967-1968; deputy director, J-5, joint staff, Washington, 1968-1970; deputy chief staff, Headquarters MACV, South Vietnam, 1971-1973; retired, 1973; director deferred gifts, Office Development, Stetson U., Deland, Florida, since 1973.
Member Air. Force Association, Order Daedalians. Clubs: Army-Navy Country (Arlington, Virginia) (chairman board governor's 1969-1970, president 1972).
Married Marjorie Rose Marchand, January 10, 1944. Children: Robin Mills, Albert John.