World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Norman T. Dowty
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Honored By
USS Block Island Association
WAS A PILOT ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-21) WITH THE VC-6 AIR SQUADRON. ON MARCH 19, 1944, HE AND HIS RADIOMAN, WERE KILLED IN THEIR AVENGER BY U-BOAT 1059, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SINK THIS SUBMARINE.