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Matthew Bowen 1924 - 2010

Matthew Bowen of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on November 21, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on October 10, 2010. Matthew Bowen was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 5 Site 1998 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood.
Matthew Bowen
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60636
November 21, 1924
October 10, 2010
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  • 11/21
    1924

    Birthday

    November 21, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force, Us Army Air Forces, Us Army Rank attained: A1C, CPL, CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea
  • 10/10
    2010

    Death

    October 10, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 5 Site 1998 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1924, in the year that Matthew Bowen was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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In 1931, at the age of just 7 years old, Matthew was alive when 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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