Pfc. M. L. Bowden, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bowden, Olney, attended Olney High. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Camp Bowie, Tex., Fla. and Mass. Served in ETO and Africa. Awarded GCM, Pre-Pearl Harbor, ETO, 6 Battle Stars and 1 Arrowhead. Discharged in 1945.