USN Comcrudesflot 4 USS Tidewater Vice Admiral H.G. Bowen Presentation Plaque

Item: Commemorative / Presentation Plaque 

Type: United States Navy

Construction: Solid Brass Eagle on Maple Wood Board

Dimensions: 25" x 10" x 4" 

Age: 1962

Condition: Excellent

Details: This plaque was presented to Vice Admiral of the USS Tidewater, Harold G. Bowen the Christmas of 1962. Harold Gardiner Bowen Sr. (6 November 1883 – 1 August 1965) was a United States Navy Vice admiral, former head of the Office of Naval Research and a mechanical engineer. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal and he was the namesake of USS Bowen. USS Tidewater was a Shenandoah-class destroyer tender in service with the United States Navy from 1946 to 1971. USS Tidewater was named for the Tidewater region of Virginia.