Willis Shepherd Bowman, Jr

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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)

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a native Philadelphian and Marine, Jim McIlhenney christianamacks@comcast.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 11 Aug 2002
Last updated 07/09/2006