Korean War George Shepard Bowman Jr. (December 24, 1911 – May 3, 2005) was a decorated officer and Naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps.

[6][3][1][2][4][5] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in June 1936 and resigned his reserve Army commission one month later in order to accept an appointment as second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

While attached to this squadron, he participated in the prewar training on Grumman F4F Wildcats and took part in the patrols along the East Coast of the United States.

He returned to the United States in September 1943 and joined the staff of Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara, California.

Bowman participated in the administering of shore controlled air-sea rescue facilities and was decorated with Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" for his service.

[3][1][2][4][5][9] In July 1952, Bowman was ordered to Korea and joined Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) under Colonel John P. Condon as executive officer.

Bowman succeeded Condon in mid-January 1913 and personally took part in an attack bomber in a massed aerial assault on enemy supply installations in the vicinity of Chinnampo on March 26, 1953.

[1][2][4][5] Bowman returned to Headquarters Marine Corps in July 1958 and served consecutively as deputy assistant director of the Division of Aviation under major generals John C. Munn and Arthur F. Binney.

The 2nd MAW was not deployed overseas during the Vietnam War, but maintained Combat readiness and trained replacement personnel for other Marine aviation in Southeast Asia.

[6][1][4] In June 1966, Bowman was ordered to Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, and assumed duty as deputy commander, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic under Lieutenant General Alpha L. Bowser.

[6][1][5] He was subsequently ordered to South Vietnam and joined the headquarters of III Marine Amphibious Force in Da Nang by the beginning of July 1969.

[10][3][5] In March 1970, Bowman was transferred the headquarters XXIV Corps under Lieutenant General Melvin Zais and served as his deputy until August that year.

He had three children from his first marriage, sons George S. III, who was killed in action in Vietnam as Marine Lance corporal in July 1969, and Denham W.; and a daughter Diane.