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Last Name: GOWDY	First Name Middle Initial: JOHN (JACK)		Nick Name:
Street:	City & State: Gulfport, Fl		E-Mail:
Zip:	Phone:		Spouse:
Conflict: VIETNAM WAR	Service Branch: ARMY		Unit: 231ST TRANSPORATATION
Theater: Vietnam	Basic Training:		Date Entered Service: 01/01/1967
Bases Stationed:			Length Of Service: 988 days
Discharged / Retired: HONORABLE	Date Left Service: 09/15/1969		Age When Enlisted:
Medals Received:
Military Job: DECK HAND RIVER BOAT		Occupation After War:
Primary Civilian Employer:
Date This Site First Published: 4/15/2005		Date Last Edited: 4/15/2005

Military Bio:

GOWDY, JOHN S., 58, of Gulfport, died Sunday (April 3, 2005) at Bay Pines VA Medical Center. He was born in Hartford, Conn., and came here in 1955 from Westerly, R.I. He was an Army veteran and served with the St. Petersburg 231st Army Reserves and was called up for active duty in Vietnam 1968-69. Survivors include three brothers, David, Potomac Falls, Va., James, St. Petersburg, and Mark, Sarasota. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.