Samuel T. Mc Dowell
Second Lieutenant
B CO, 1ST BN, 14TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Clemson, South Carolina
August 13, 1943 to February 09, 1968
SAMUEL T McDOWELL is on the Wall at Panel 38E, Line 57

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 Samuel T Mc Dowell
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27 Mar 2007

I knew Sam McDowell in college at Clemson Universty. We were in ROTC together and we graduated in 1965. His father was Colonel Samuel T. McDowell, Sr. Sam died at Boa An Dong in Quang Nam Province on 09 Feb 1968 in a major engagement of the 1st Bn, 4th Infantry.

From a college classmate,
William Bellinger
E-mail address is not available.


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 09 Feb 1968 the 1st Bn, 14th Infantry had a major engagement at Boa An Dong in Quang Nam Province, losing 14 men. Although a number of the dead were not immediately recovered, in time all were found and brought home for burial. The 14 men were
  • A Company:
  • B Company:
    • 2LT Samuel T. McDowell, Clemson, SC
    • SSG James R. Anderson, Scranton, KS
    • SGT Jess Thomas, Mascotte, FL
    • SP4 Charles E. Hoffman, McKinney, TX, medic HQ Co with B/1/14
    • SP4 John A. Ilstrup, St Louis Park, MN
    • SP4 Ed Worthey, Akron, OH
    • PFC Cecil W. Epps, Halifax, VA
    • PFC James P. Strain, Moran, TX
    • PFC Charles P. Torliatt, Petaluma, CA

  • D Company:
    • SP4 Jose G. Cortez, Corpus Christi, TX
    • SP4 Gregory T. Iding, Cincinnati, OH
    • PFC Norman C. Kissinger, Milwaukee, WI
    • PFC James G. Miller, Akron, OH

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