Background
Bowers, Emmett Wadsworth was born on July 19, 1926 in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Son of Ross Lee and Creola (Watts) Bowers.
Bowers, Emmett Wadsworth was born on July 19, 1926 in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Son of Ross Lee and Creola (Watts) Bowers.
AB, Mercer University, 1951. Master of Business Administration, University Alabama, 1956. Graduate, Command and General Staff College, 1963.
Graduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1970.
Served with, United States Marine Corps, 1944-1946; Commissioned Lieutenant, United States Army, 1951; advanced through grades to major general, 1977; platoon leader, 2d Infantry Division, Korea, 1952; battalion operations officer and battery commander, 47th Infantry Division, Fort Rucker, Alabama., 1953; staff officer, United States Army Europe, Frankfurt and Munick, Germany, 1956-1959; staff officer, Logistics Command, United States Army Communication Zone, Orleans, France, 1963-1965; staff officer, District Attorney General Staff, Pentagon, Washington, 1965-1967; battalion commander, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam, 1967-1968; staff officer, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, 1970-1973; commander, 593d Support Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1973-1974; commander, United States Army Troop Support Agency, Fort Lee, Virginia, 1974-1978; commander, Defense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia, 1978-1981; deputy director, Defense Logistics Agency, Washington, 1981-1982; retired, 1982; with, Roberts & Bowers Inc., Albany, Georgia, since 1982.
Member Association United States Army, 9th Infantry Division Association (Distinguished member Quatermaster Regiment 1992), Phil. Federal Business Association (vice president 1979) Lodges: Kiwanis.
Married Sarah Hammack, September 22, 1951. Children: George Erwin, Emmett Wadsworth, Joseph Hammack.