World War II Honoree

Charles Bernice Dowdy, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Honored By

W. Lyle Slagle

Relationship

Friend

RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED WITH THE 424TH BOMB SQUADRON, 307TH BOMB GROUP, 13TH AIR FORCE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BETWEEN OCTOBER 13, 1944 AND JUNE 19, 1945. FLIGHT ENGINEER FOR 43 COMBAT MISSIONS WITH CREW OF A. J. EVANS, PILOT. AWARDED CAMPAIGN RIBBONS WITH 1 BRONZE STAR EACH FOR NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION, LUZON, CHINA, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (MAY 1944), AND PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 8, 1944.