In March 1996, Bowser received the U.S. Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the crew of the historic 1896 rescue of nine people from the schooner E.S.
In March 1996, Bowser received the U.S. Coast Guard Gold Lifesaving Medal on behalf of the crew who rescued nine people from the schooner E.S. in 1896.