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Jay E Gowers

Born: 22 January 19121, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
Died: 22 September 1943, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Service Notes: He served as a pilot during World War II, flying the formidable Curtiss P-40E Warhawk fighter. Just two weeks after parachuting to safety from a burning aircraft, tragedy struck when his P-40 crashed during takeoff at Stockton Army Airfield in California, killing him at just 22 years old.

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The Banyan (1941)

Jay Gowers was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1941. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 27. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1941.