World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lloyd E. Dowdy
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bogalusa, Louisiana
Honored By
Mrs. Lloyd E. Dowdy
Relationship
Wife
Joined on March 13, 1941. Assigned to the USS Helena and a marine detachment on August 11, 1941. Was a gunner on ship when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Survived. Was on Saipan when the war was over. Discharged on November 5, 1945.