James David Bowers was born on 14 July 1948, the son of David Edgar Bowers and Mary Jane Barnett.
He was a graduate of Happy Valley High School , class of 1968 and was a member of the Sinking Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother in 1951.
Date of Casualty 24 May 1968
Upon arriving in Vietnam 22 August 1967, James was assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. James was killed during combat in an engagement with enemy forces on a ridge above QL, 9.5 kilometers southeast of Khe Sanh. James was single. He had been in Vietnam 9 months and 2 days.
Survived by his parents and a sister, Betty.
- Rank: Corporal
- Date of birth: 14 July 1948
- Date of death: 24 May 1968
- County: Washington
- Hometown: Johnson City
- Service Branch: Marine Corps
- Division/Assignment: 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Happy Valley Memorial Park, Elizabethton, Carter County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIV, Middle Panel
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