Harley Tucker Bowling
Harley Tucker Bowling was born April 4, 1930, the fifth of eleven children born to Leo and Elizabeth Herald Bowling of Arnett, Cow Creek, Owsley County, Kentucky. Attended school in Arnett until age 10 when in 1940 family moved to farm in Franklin County, Indiana. Enlisted in U. S. Army in 1947. During the period 1954 to November
1969 served with Department of the Army unit directly subordinate to the Secretary of Defense. The unit’s assignment was to support the Army’s Cryptographic mission by providing highly qualified crypto technicians to the United States Defense Attache Offices in American Embassies around the work. Worked in this capacity with the Defence Attache Offices with the American Embassies in Tehran, Iran; Saigon, Vietnam; Beirut, Lebanon; New Delhi, India; Paris, France; La Paz, Bolivia; Baghdad, Iraq; Bangkok, Thailand. Retired from the U. S. Army as Master Sergeant E8 in November 1969.
After retirement was employed with the State of Ohio directing activities for the Concentrated Employment Training Program for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Cincinnati, Ohio. Retired from State of Ohio 1989.
Became interested in genealogy in 1970 when going through family information from deceased brother, Homer Bowling. This led to a great deal of research on family and related lines. Spent a great deal of time researching family lines from Owsley County including Bowling; Baker; Turner, Herald, Eversole, Amis and others. When Sherry Baker Frazier formed the Owsley County Historical Society it was only natural that I would become a strong supporter.