| 词条 | Hammett L. Bowen Jr. |
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|name=Hammett Lee Bowen Jr. |birth_date= {{Birth date|1947|11|30}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1969|6|27|1947|11|30}} |birth_place=LaGrange, Georgia |death_place=Bình Dương Province, Republic of Vietnam |placeofburial= Restlawn Memory Gardens LaGrange, Georgia |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Hammett L. Bowen, Jr.jpg |caption=Medal of Honor Recipient |nickname= |allegiance=United States |branch=United States Army |serviceyears=1965 - 1969 |rank=Staff Sergeant |commands= |unit=14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |battles=Vietnam War{{KIA}} |awards=Medal of Honor Purple Heart |relations= |laterwork= }} Hammett Lee Bowen Jr. (November 30, 1947 – June 27, 1969) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. BiographyBowen joined the Army from Jacksonville, Florida in 1965, and received basic training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.[1] He then was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia, to attend the Non-Commissioned Officer Course (NCOC). He was in Class 4-68, where he graduated as an infantryman NCO. By June 27, 1969 was serving as a staff sergeant in Company C, 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. On that day, in Bình Dương Province, Republic of Vietnam, Bowen smothered the blast of an enemy-thrown hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him.[2] Bowen, aged 21 at his death, was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens in his birth city of LaGrange, Georgia.[3] Medal of Honor citationStaff Sergeant Bowen's official Medal of Honor citation reads: S/Sgt. Bowen distinguished himself while serving as a platoon sergeant during combat operations in Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam. S/Sgt. Bowen's platoon was advancing on a reconnaissance mission into enemy controlled terrain when it came under the withering crossfire of small arms and grenades from an enemy ambush force. S/Sgt. Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid S/Sgt. Bowen and 3 of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, S/Sgt. Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. S/Sgt. Bowen's extraordinary courage and concern for his men at the cost of his life served as an inspiration to his comrades and are in the highest traditions of the military service and the U.S. Army.[2] Hammett Bowen's Medal of Honor and other memorabilia about his life are on display in the lobby of the Hammett Bowen Operations Center for the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Ocala Florida. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}
References1. ^Service Profile {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowen, Hammett L. Jr.}}2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html|title=Medal of Honor recipients - Vietnam (A-L)|date=August 3, 2009|publisher=United States Army Center of Military History|accessdate=2009-09-21}} 3. ^{{Find a Grave|7807992|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2007-08-01}} 7 : 1947 births|1969 deaths|American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|United States Army soldiers|People from LaGrange, Georgia|Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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