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Casualty Info
Home Town Islington, MA
Last Address Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Casualty Date Oct 21, 1968
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Darlac (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
MSgt. Bowman was killed in a C-47 (#45-0934) that crashed 30 miles south of Ban Me Thuot in Darlac Province, South Vietnam. The aircraft, which belonged to the 460th Tac Recon Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, was enroute to Hong Kong via Danang, carrying a load of R&R personnel. While enroute the pilot declared an emergency, stating that the port engine had failed and that the propeller would not feather. He requested and received vectors for an emergency landing at Ban Me Thuot, but instead hit a mountainside at the 2300 foot level.
