Capt Floyd Davis BOWDEY

1922 - 2006  (84 years)

• Name	Floyd Davis BOWDEY
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	27 Jul 1922	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	13 Jul 1942	Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA   [2]
  	791 Atlantic Ave.
  Residence	3 Jan 1947	Portsmouth, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	USS Mississippi, Naval Ship Yard
  Education	George Washington University
  Education	Naval Postgraduate School
  Education	U.S. Naval Academy, 1946
  Occupation	U.S. Navy
  Military	Floyd entered the U.S. Navy on 5 Jun 1946 and was discharged from service on 31 Aug 1975.  [3]
  Death	27 Oct 2006	Annandale, Fairfax, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6, 8]
  	at his home
  Burial	United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I58610	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F38439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2022

  
  

• Notes

  “Floyd D. Bowdey, 84, a Navy captain who retired in 1975 as inspector general of the Washington Naval District, died Oct. 27 of a rare form of skin cancer in his Annandale home, where he had lived for more than 40 years. “Capt. Bowdey, a native of Rochester, N.Y., graduated in 1947 from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he fenced competitively. He served 30 years in active duty throughout the Korean and Vietnam wars. “In the late 1950s, Capt. Bowdey served as the executive officer on the destroyer USS Steinaker. An expert in amphibious operations, he taught courses in Norfolk and on temporary assignment in the 1960s to the Spanish navy in Barcelona. “After returning to the United States, he attended the Armed Forces Staff College. After graduating, he was assigned as the gunnery officer of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal in 1962. “A year later, he took command of the destroyer USS O'Hare, where he stayed until 1965, when he was selected as commander of the Swift Boat program. “He was later appointed the head of fleet and special training at the Pentagon, then served as the liaison to the chief of naval operations. In 1974, he went to the Naval District. “While in the Navy, he received a degree in meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and a master's degree in systems management from George Washington University. “Capt. Bowdey received several medals during his career, including the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. “In retirement, he worked as an executive for several Washington area oil companies until 1985. “He and his wife traveled by motor home, touring Alaska three times and Nova Scotia twice. They spent winters in Chokoloskee, Fla., where he enjoyed the warm weather by the pool, playing cards with friends, watching Navy football and winning several bingo jackpots.” [4]

  
  

• Sources

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