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Alva William Bowers 1931 - 2011

Alva William Bowers was born on May 7, 1931, and died at age 80 years old on October 4, 2011. Alva Bowers was buried at Ft. Smith National Cemetery Section 17 Site 173 522 Garland Avenue And South 6th St, in Fort Smith, Ar. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alva William Bowers.
Alva William Bowers
May 7, 1931
October 4, 2011
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  • 05/7
    1931

    Birthday

    May 7, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army, Us Navy Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 10/4
    2011

    Death

    October 4, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Smith National Cemetery Section 17 Site 173 522 Garland Avenue And South 6th St, in Fort Smith, Ar 72901
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In 1931, in the year that Alva William Bowers was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1944, at the age of only 13 years old, Alva was alive when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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