Machinist’s mate 1st class. Enlisted in U.S. Coast Guard, December 4, 1916. Born October 5, 1888. Expert boilermaker prior to enlistment. Next of kin: Mrs. Lenora Wilson Bozeman (mother) Box 61, Bay Shore Boulevard, Tampa. His father, William Alexander Bozeman (1856-1938), was a carpenter and older brother to Thomas Edward, making William Richard and Leonard Richardson Bozeman first cousins. (USGC Service Card)
