World War II Honoree

Hugh Delaney Dow

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fort Worth, Texas

Honored By

Colonel Hugh D. Dow

Relationship

Self

SERVED IN ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND ROYAL AIR FORCE, 1941 TO 1942. U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES, FROM 1942 TO 1945, ENGLAND, AFRICA AND ITALY. COMMANDING OFFICER OF 347TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 350TH FIGHTER GROUP IN ITALY. THE 347TH SQUADRON EMBLEM WAS A BRAYING RED JACK ASS, 'THE SCREAMING RED ASS SQUADRON'. SHOT DOWN BY FLAK ON HIS 246TH MISSION, POW IN GERMANY FROM JANUARY TO MAY, 1945. RETURNED TO ITALY TO COMMAND 347TH SQUADRON. HIS TWIN BROTHER, GLENN, WAS IN THE 346TH SQUADRON. EN ROUTE TO PACIFIC THEATER WITH 350TH GROUP AT WAR'S END.