The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Louis Carl Bowen
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
March 29, 1953
Captain Bowen was the aircraft commander of a B-29 Superfortress Bomber assigned to the 375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Wing based at Hunter Air Force Base. On March 29, 1953, the aircraft departed from Lajes Field, Azores enroute to Hunter AFB. Shortly after takeoff it crashed near Praia, Terceira Island, Azores killing six airmen.