World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Forrest Downey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Richard F. Downey, Sr.
ARMY AVIATION CADET. COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT ON JANUARY 15, 1944. SERVED IN THE 719TH BOMB SQUADRON, 449TH BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE AS B-24H AND B-24J LEAD CREW BOMBARDIER. COMPLETED 42 COMBAT MISSIONS.