Lester R. Bowen, Jr.

Colonel Lester R. Bowen Jr. was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 29 August 1969. His first duty assignment was as a Weapons Platoon Leader, 2d Battalion (Mechanized), 61st Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Battalion Motor Officer, 2d Battalion, 61st Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Battalion Motor Officer, 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Vietnam; Rifle Platoon Leader, 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Air Cavalry, Vietnam; Assistant G-1, Officer Management, VII Corps, Mohringen, Germany; Chief, Administrative Services Division, VII Corps, Mohringen, Germany; Chief, Personnel Actions Division, VII Corps, Mohringen, Germany; Force Development Officer, VII Corps, Mohringen, Germany; Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire; Chief, Administrative Services Division, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief, Personnel Management Branch, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief, Personnel Services Division, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief, Personnel Distribution Division, 8th Personnel Command, Yong San, Korea; Personnel Management Officer, U.S. Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; and Chief, Mobilization, Plans and Operations Division, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia.