World War II Honoree

Raymond E. Dowell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Levering, Michigan

Honored By

Sharp Funeral Homes, and Larry Ruhstorfer

Relationship

Friend

HE SERVED AS AN AIRPLANE ARMORED GUNNER 612. HE WAS A MARKSMAN WITH A 30 CALIBER PISTOL AND A 30 CALIBER CARBINE. HE SERVED IN ROME-ARNO, SOUTH FRANCE, NORTH FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE, BALKINS. APENNINES, AND THE PO VALLEY. HE RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 7 BRONZE STARS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, ONE OVER SEAS BAR, AERIAL GUNNER WINGS, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE COMMEMORATIVE RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE LAPEL BUTTON. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.