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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wendell E. Dowell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Augustine, Illinois

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 452ND BOMB GROUP, 731ST SQUADRON AS A WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER NAMED 'SLEEPY TIME GAL' NUMBER 238211. SHOT DOWN MARCH 8, 1944 WHILE ON A RAID TO BERLIN, GERMANY. HE SPENT 14 MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR.