James Ignatius Bowdren, Jr

Corporal
C CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INF RGT, 198 INF BDE
Army of the United States
28 July 1951 - 21 November 1970
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Panel 06W Line 075

198 INF BDE

6TH INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Army Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Ignatius Bowdren, Jr

26 Jun 2001

James I Bowdren

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
(Thomas Campbell, circa 1888)

Son of James and Dorothy Bowdren;
two brothers, Philip and Robert;
one sister, Barbara.

Attended St. Eugene's School (Primos, Pa.),
Lansdowne-Aldan High School (Lansdowne, Pa.), and
Olney High School (Philadelphia, Pa.), Class of 1970.

Joined the United States Army in 1968,
sent to Vietnam in August 1970.

Died in Quang Ngai Provence, Vietnam,
November 21st 1970.



From his brother,
Phil Bowdren


23 Sep 2006

Please visit the
Memorial Page
 on my family website.


From his brother,
Phil Bowdren
2013 Memphis Street, Philadelphia Pa 19125
phil.bowdren@verizon.net
17 Oct 2002

The following article is taken from The Philadelphia Daily News, special supplement entitled 'SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY,' October 26, 1987, issued in conjunction with the dedication of the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial.

Bowdren enlisted in the Army a month after turning 17. The former Olney High School student served in Germany for a year and was shipped to Viet Nam in August 1970, joining Company A of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Division [sic]. A mortar gunner and rifleman, he avoided telling his parents he was in combat until a week before his death on November 21, 1970, when he told them of being awarded a medal. He was 19 years old. Besides his parents, Bowdren was survived by two brothers and a sister.

From a native Philadelphian and Marine,
Jim McIlhenney
christianamacks@comcast.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

C Company, 1/6th Infantry, lost two men to an explosive device on 21 Nov 1970: CPL James I. Bowdren and CPL John R. Mucci of Chicago, Illinois.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his brother,
Phil Bowdren
2013 Memphis Street, Philadelphia Pa 19125
phil.bowdren@verizon.net


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 26 Jun 2001
Last updated 10/08/2006