Bill Bower Autographs
William Marsh Bower (February 13, 1917 – January 10, 2011) was an American aviator, U.S. Air Force Colonel and veteran of World War II. Bower was the last surviving pilot (e.g., aircraft commander) of the Doolittle Raid, the first air raid to target the Japanese home island of Honshu.
A native of Ravenna, Ohio, Bower graduated from Ravenna High School in 1934. He attended Hiram College and Kent State University from 1934 until 1936. Bower then joined the Ohio National Guard's 107th Cavalry, based in Ravenna, from 1936 to 1938.
In 1940, Bower graduated from the U.S. Army Air Corps Flying School and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps on October 4, 1940, with a rating of Army Aviator. In October 1940, Bower joined the 37th Bomb Squadron, based at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. He then transferred to the 17th Bombardment Group, headquartered at McChord Field, Washington, in June 1941.
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Traded items with a signature of Bill Bower
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Bower (5 Bill Bower Pa State Game Protector Signed Books) was sold in September 2021 for $108.00 while the cheapest item (Autographed The Late W.M.Bill Bower PILOT Doolittle Raiders! WWII Trading Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2011 with an average selling price of $6.96 for an autographed item of Bill Bower. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2022 with $99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from Bill Bower is worth $12.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Bower were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | WW II Card~ AUTOGRAPHED - The Late BILL BOWER (Pilot) Doolittle's Raiders | $7.78 |  |
| 2 Signed Index Cards - BILL BOWER Doolittle Raider - OSCAR BOESCH Lutwaffe Ace | $7.00 | |
 | BILL BOWER (1917-2011) CREW #12 DOOLITTLE RAIDERS SIGNED FDC WWII | $85.00 | |
| Bill Bower (d. 2011) Signed Index Card - WWII Veteran, Pilot - Doolittle Raid | $3.99 | |
| Bill Bower - Doolittle Raider, WWII - Autographed 3x5 Card | $10.50 | |
| Bill Bower d2011 signed autograph 3x5 card WWII Doolittle Raider W100 | $45.00 | |
| Bill Bower Doolittle Raider Signed Autographed VINTAGE 1940's Patriotic Cover | $24.00 | |
| Bill Bower Doolittle Raider SIGNed Postcard with Anniversary Canels '02/'03 | $33.00 | |
| Bill Bower signed 3x 5 card BAS Authenticated WWII Doolittle Raider | $44.95 | |
| Bill Bower signed cover Doolittle Raider Crew number 12 | $44.95 | |
| Bill Bower signed page WWII Doolittle Raiders, Crew 12 Pilot | $29.45 | |
| BILL BOWER-DOOLITTLES RAIDERS Signed/AUTOGRAPHED CUSTOM INDEX CARD- | $20.00 | |
| DOOLITTLE RAID #12 pilot Bill Bower Signed Photo note card | $10.00 | |
| The Doolittle Raiders Signed Auto Photo Framed Bill Bower R.E. Cole Ed Horton | $99.99 | |
| William Bill Bower (d. 2011) signed autograph First Day Cover Doolittle Raider | $55.00 | |
