- SURNAME
Bowie
- FORENAME
James W.
- UNIT
501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company,3 Bn)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
37355808
- DATE OF DEATH
12th June 1944
- AGE
- GRAVESITE
Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot G Row 15 Grave 20
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Delta County,Colorado
award D.S.C.
KIA Normandy
DATE OF DEATH:
12-Jun-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/bowie-james-w.33746/CITATION:
Distinguished Service Cross : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private James W. Bowie (ASN: 37355808), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action against enemy forces on 12 June 1944, in France. During a coordinated attack against well organized enemy positions on a hill dominating Carentan, France, the battalion commander's observation post group was pinned down by heavy enemy machine gun, artillery and mortar fire, along with adjacent assault elements. Seeing that the leading scout was killed and the second scout had been seriously wounded, Private Bowie voluntarily crawled forward and moved the wounded to cover. He then led two other men with a light machine gun to the only position from which fire could be directed on the enemy, although it offered no cover for the crew. The two men were wounded almost immediately. Private Bowie continued to fire the weapon and neutralized the enemy fire to the front. He then removed both wounded men to a covered position and was killed when moving back to the light machine gun. Private Bowie not only saved the lives of three comrades but succeeded in pinning down enemy forces until the arrival of reinforcements. His intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 101st Airborne Division, and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/6479
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