John R Dowswell
Military
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UPL 44822
Photo of taken of Lt. John R. Dowswell (aka Douche or J.R.) in Biskra, Algeria after the 14-Dec-42 mission (97th BG #30) and before the 18-Dec-42 mission 97th BG (#32) while assigned as the normal Pilot of the B-17F Yankee Doodle II (41-24415) with the 414th Bomb Squadron.
Refer to https://www.facebook.com/Untold-Stories-of-Colonel-Rudy-Flack-302118180261150/ to follow the latest updates, which includes lots of details about the 414th Bomb Squadron primarily from February 1942 thru February 1943. John R Dowswell
Refer to https://www.facebook.com/Untold-Stories-of-Colonel-Rudy-Flack-302118180261150/ to follow the latest updates, which includes lots of details about the 414th Bomb Squadron primarily from February 1942 thru February 1943. John R Dowswell
Updates by Rick Flack on August 20, 2020.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Betty jane
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Montreal, QC, Canada | 10 January 1919 | |
Died |
29 September 2011 |
Revisions
Contributordecwriter
Changes
Sources
NARA files verified DFC w/1 oak leaf cluster and AM w/4 oak leaf clusters.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster;
Further detisl added from :
MACR 8909 - http://www.fold3.com/image/28737606/;
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia