Robert Sidney Bowen

Born in Boston on October 4, 1900, he went from schoolboy to wartime service with unusual speed: first as an ambulance driver in France during World War I, then as a pilot. Later, he worked as a newspaper journalist and magazine editor before building a long career as a writer.

He is best remembered for the aviation and war adventures he wrote for younger readers during World War II, especially the Dave Dawson War Adventure Series and the Red Randall books. He also published under R. Sidney Bowen and used the pseudonym James Robert Richard for some of his other fiction.

Bowen died in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 11, 1977, at age 76. Today, he is still of interest to readers who enjoy vintage aviation stories, pulp-era excitement, and classic boys' adventure fiction.