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Guard George S. Bowman | North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina

Guard

George S. Bowman

North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina

End of Watch: Tuesday, March 4, 1947

Biographical Info

Age: 53
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 3, 1947
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1947

Guard George Bowman was shot and killed by three escaping inmates at the North Carolina Prison Camp at the Eddyville Quarry.

All three inmates were arrested a short time later. They were all convicted of Guard Bowman's murder, sentenced to death, and subsequently executed in the gas chamber on November 1st, 1947.

Guard Bowman was a WWI veteran. He was survived by his wife and three children.