Willis Shepherd Bowman, Jr
GYSGT
FLSU 2, 3RD SVC BN, FLSG ALPHA, FORCE LOG CMD, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 09, 1926 to July 25, 1966
WILLIS S BOWMAN Jr is on the Wall at Panel 9E, Line 72

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Willis S Bowman
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11 Aug 2002

A career Marine who served in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam.
Remembered today as one of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's 630 fallen heroes.
Gone, but not forgotten.

Semper Fidelis!

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

Note:
Photo taken from the Philadelphia Daily News special supplement entitled
"SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY", October 26, 1987,
honoring the 630 men on the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial.


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Marine Wing Support Group 17 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, had been directed to provide fixed-wing transport services to the 1st Marine Air Wing in Vietnam. To that end, Marine Air Base Squadron 17 was sent to Danang with two C-117D, two US-2B, and one C-45 aircraft. On 25 June 1966 C-117D BuNo 17211 crashed on take-off from Danang, killing seven of the 31 persons aboard and injuring most of the rest. The dead were
  • LtCol David Cleeland, Flushing, NY, MABS-17, MWSG-17 (pilot)
  • Major Clifton B. Andrews, Fulton, AL, MABS-11, MAG-11 (aircrew)
  • Major Gerard M. Kieswetter, Colton, CA, H&MS-11, MAG-11 (passenger)
  • Capt Jerome C. Winters, Gainsville, FL, H&MS-11, MAG-11 (aircrew)
  • GySgt Willis S. Bowman, Philadelphia, PA, FLSU 2, 3rd Svc Bn, FLSG Alpha (passenger)
  • Sgt Robert C. Moore, Philadelphia, PA, H&MS-11, MAG-11 (crewman)
  • Cpl Mickey R. Grable, Centralia, IL, G Co, 2nd Bn, 1st Marines (passenger)

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