Jesse C. Bowman, TSgt., USAF (KIA)
July 17, 1938 – March 26, 1969

Jesse Carl Bowman
Birth – 17 Jul 1938
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Death – 26 Mar 1969 (aged 30)
Burial – Crestview Memorial Park
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Plot – Rose Garden-P-10-2

Paula # 46851995 submitted the following information
This is my cousin, born Lexington KY Rank Technical sergeant E6 Air Force information regarding death: On 26 March 1969 a UH-1 (tail number 63-13158) of the 20th SOS went down. While hostile fire was the suspected cause, the only certainties were that the aircraft was flying at about 4,000 feet when a severe vibration began. The pilot began an autorotation to earth, but control was lost during the descent. The main rotor came apart, severing the tail boom. The aircraft crashed and burned near Duc My, SVN, 12 minutes north of Nha Trang, SVN. Eight men died in the crash survived by wife Nancy Bowman and 2 children.