Verne L. Bowers | |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1919 |
Birth Place: | Webb, Iowa, US |
Death Place: | Ohio, US |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | –1975 |
Rank: | Major general |
Commands: | Adjutant General |
Verne Lyle Bowers (December 23, 1919 – March 12, 2020) was a United States Army major general who served as Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1971 to 1975.[1] [2] [3]
Bowers joined the Army and served in World War II. He was for a time stationed in Panama which is where he met Arlene who he would later marry. He served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as well. He earned a degree from Harvard Business School.[4]