William James Bowers
Specialist Four
A CO, 1ST BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Koppel, Pennsylvania
September 11, 1947 to March 08, 1968
WILLIAM J BOWERS is on the Wall at Panel 43E, Line 52

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William J Bowers
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03 Jun 2005

I can still hear your voice and that wonderful laugh you have, for in my heart you are still with me.

My memories of you are strong and I will not allow them to fade, for every time I think of you renews them.

You were then and will always be my hero.

I love you and miss you.

From a cousin,
Dorothy L. Frank
dfrank@stjoelive.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 08 March 1968 eleven men from the 101st Airborne Division were killed in an action at Ap Dong Lang, about six miles northwest of Hue City:
  • A Co, 1st Bn, 501st Infantry:
    • SP4 Danny L. Smothers, Carson City, NV

  • D Co, 1st Bn, 501st Infantry:
    • 2LT Delmar W. Probst, Erie, PA
    • SP4 Bernard Boney, New York, NY

  • A Co, 1st Bn, 502nd Infantry:
    • SGT Wayne M. Kidwell, Herndon, VA
    • SP4 Craig A. Arndt, Denver, CO
    • SP4 Rodolfo Villafranco, San Benito, TX
    • SP4 William J. Bowers, Koppel, PA
    • PFC Samuel B. Hudson, Glennville, GA
    • PFC Michael A. Shramko, New York, NY
    • PFC Sonnie Stephens, White Oak, NC
    • PFC Ben H. Williams, St Petersburg Beach, FL

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