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Contact Info
Home Town Caldwell, Idaho
Last Address Albrook Field, Panama
Date of Passing Jul 11, 1938
Location of Interment Canyon Hill Cemetery - Caldwell, Idaho
He was killed soon after take-off from Albrook Field when one engine of his twin-engined bomber died and it plunged into the jungle near Paitilla Point. He was thrown from the plane and crushed by one of the motors.
His navigator and radioman survived the crash.
On Jul 31, 1941, Boise Air Base was renamed Gowen Field in his honor. It is now Gowen Field ANGB.
