William P. Bowden is a retired major general of the United States Air Force.
Bowden received his military commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Arkansas in 1954.
Bowden also served as a faculty instructor and chief of the Curriculum Planning Division at the Air War College.
General Bowden's command accomplishments include being named as assistant deputy chief of staff, logistics operations, Headquarters Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in 1980.
In 2005, Bowden was inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame honoring him for his dedicated service to the United States Air Force.