World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Dowdle, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Columbia, South Carolina
Honored By
Frances Abott Lyon
Relationship
Sister
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS APPOINTED TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY AT KINGS POINT, NEW YORK IN JULY 1944 AND GRADUATED DECEMBER 1946. SERVED ON THE SS ORIENTAL CARGO SHIP AND THE SS FORT ROBINSON TANKER SHIP.