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David Sowers last modified: January 5, 2014
Personal Information:
Member Status: Profile
First MI Last Name: David L Sowers
Nickname: Dave
Email: sds3239_AT_comcast_DOT_net
City: Mt Pleasant
State: South Carolina
ZIP: 29466
Country: United States
Gender: Male
Homepage:
Occupation: Retired - Senior Management
Company: General Electric
Company Web Site:
USMC:
Years in-out: 1964-1967
Vietnam in-out: 1966-1967
MOS-Language: 2571
Last Rank: USMC-Cpl
NowThen
Conflicts I was awarded medals
  Vietnam
War zone locations - year US Naval Ships - year
  Vietnam: Hill 327 1966
US CT locations - year Other CT locations - year
  Kaneohe Bay, HI 1967
  Pensacola, FL 1964
  Japan: Futenma, Okinawa 1965
  Japan: Torri Station, Okinawa 1965

USMC Travels:

PI, 6/64-9/64
Camp Geiger 9/64-11/64
Company K MSB Pensacola 12/64-7/65
Company D MSB Okinawa 8/65-8/66 & 3/67
Det A Sub Unit 1 1st Radio Bn Hill 327 8/66-3/67
TAD 1st Radio Bn Kaneohe, Camp Pendleton 4/67-5/67 (Operation Alligator Hide)

Personal Quote:

For those who fought for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know

Hobbies:

Hiking, fishing, ham radio (K4SUE).

News:

Life after '67 - school in Chicago 67-69. Married with two grown sons. Retired 1 May 2008 after 38.5 years with GE. Sandra and I are now permanently located in Charleston County SC. I'm a volunteer at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum aboard the USS Yorktown. Stop in and say hello.

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