Pvt James Eger Bowers was the son of Monroe Edgar Bowers and Safrona Magnolia Goddard.
He died of wounds, serving with the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Company H
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 6 July 1923
- Date of death: 24 December 1945
- County: Blount
- Hometown: Maryville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Battles: Battle of the Bulge
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Forest Hill Cemetery, Maryville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VI, Middle Panel
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