FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) – The remains of a Korean War soldier from Marion County have been recovered.
U.S. Army Pfc. James C. Bowman, 20, of Jordan, W.Va., who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on September 25th of this year, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).
On November 28th of 1950, while assigned to K Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, Bowman was reported missing in action after his unit was attacked by Chinese People’s Volunteer Army near Hagaru-ri, North Korea.
In September and October 1954, during Operation Glory, Chinese Communist Forces turned over remains to the United Nations Command, which were reportedly recovered from the area where Bowman was reported missing. However, the remains could not be identified and were subsequently buried as an Unknown in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
DPAA historians and anthropologists were able to identify 652 Korean War unknown burials in between 2018 and 2021, one of which was Bowman’s.
A rosette will be placed next to Bowman’s name on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl to indicate he has been accounted for.
Bowman’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification can be shared.
Bowman will be buried in Fairmont on a date yet to be determined.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at 800-892-2490.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA’s website at www.dpaa.mil.
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