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RALPH EDWARD BOWEN
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 26, 1946 – October 5, 1967
Service recordRalph Edward Bowen, of Jackson, Michigan, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 5, 1967, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 27E, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27E · Line 52
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 26, 1946
- Home of record
- Jackson, Michigan (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 5, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date October 5, 1967; three of them were lost in Binh Thuan Province. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 84 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27E, Line 52
- RONALD LOUIS ALVEYStaff Sergeant · October 5, 1967
- HOLBERT EUGENE DAVISSergeant · October 5, 1967
- HAROLD CONWAY DOSS JRLance Corporal · October 5, 1967
- JAMES EDWIN DOSSETTPrivate First Class · October 5, 1967
Same unit, same day
- DONALD RAY PHIPPSWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 27E, Line 55
- STANLEY ROY UDINGPrivate First Class · Panel 27E, Line 56
From Jackson
- MICHAEL MILTON MEDLEYPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DANIEL JOSEPH PIOTROWSKILance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- ROY RUMSEY ROGERSPrivate First Class · July 1, 1966
- THOMAS LEE KEIRNSCorporal · July 29, 1967
- RICHARD GUY SHERWOODSergeant · December 7, 1967
- WILLIAM EFREN GRENNAYPrivate First Class · January 30, 1968
- DOUGLAS MONROE FRACKERLance Corporal · February 15, 1968
- GARLAND DUANE JACKSONSpecialist Four · May 13, 1968
- ERIC LOUIS WILLIAM STAUFFPrivate First Class · May 16, 1968
- BERNARD J OSTERBERG JRPrivate First Class · May 27, 1968
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.