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ARTHUR J BOWYER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 10, 1942 – May 11, 1966
Service recordArthur J Bowyer, of Marion, Maryland, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 11, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 47 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 47
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 10, 1942
- Home of record
- Marion, Maryland (Somerset County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 11, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date May 11, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 93 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 47
- TOM LEW AUSTINLance Corporal · May 11, 1966
- GALE VERNON CRAWFORDSpecialist Four · May 11, 1966
- CHRISTOPHER J DEAN JRPrivate First Class · May 11, 1966
- JAMES H VILLEPONTEAUX JRFirst Lieutenant · May 11, 1966
Same unit, same day
- CHRISTOPHER J DEAN JRPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 47
- HAROLD PAUL KINDLEBERGERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 7E, Line 49
- BILLY MARCUS EDWARDSSergeant · Panel 7E, Line 50
- ROBERT SCHUYLER VANDUYNEFirst Sergeant · Panel 7E, Line 50
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.