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May 20, 2014 · WAHIAWA, Hawaii - The 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery’s Wahiawa armory is officially renamed the Col. Francis A.I. "Miki" Bowers Jr. Armory at an armory memorialization ceremony held May...
- 05.20.2014 02:43
- WAHIAWA, HI, US
- 05.15.2014
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Jun 7, 2021 · The defense secretary reduced a retired Army major general to the rank of second lieutenant after he pleaded guilty last year in a Virginia court to sexually assaulting his daughter while in...
The late Col. Francis A.I. "Miki" Bowers Jr. was recognized by the community, various schools and the Hawaii Army National Guard as a great example of a citizen-Soldier. Bowers retired...
- 05.21.2014 05:22
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- 05.04.2014
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Mar 6, 2019 · This group photograph of past commanders and command sergeant majors of the 487th Field Artillery Brigade pose in front of the newly renamed Col. Francis A.I. “Miki” Bowers Jr. Armory.
Apr 12, 2014 · In November 1965, Colonel Francis A.I. “Miki” Bowers, Jr. became the first commander of the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, 29th Brigade. He remained the commander for over three years. In 1968, Colonel Bowers and the 1-487 FA received activation orders and deployed to Vietnam as part of the 29th Brigade mobilization.
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Formed eight days after the Normandy landings, it initially controlled the First and the Third US Armies. Through various configurations in 1944 and 1945, the Twelfth US Army Group controlled the majority of American forces on the Western Front. It was commanded by General Omar Bradley with its headquarters established in London on 14 July 1944.
