Clement Donald Dowler
Military
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Object Number - UPL 50747 - Clement Dowler, Ball Turret Gunner, 324 BS, 91st BG
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97199. Evaded capture. Joined the Resistance and OSS.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13086628
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA | 9 May 1924 | Son of Marvin Proctor and Grace Ellen [Farley] Dowler. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 13 December 1942 | Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
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Other Shot down and Joined the resistance and OSS |
France | 28 April 1944 | Shot down and Joined the resistance and OSS. |
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Died |
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA | 20 July 2018 | (aged 94) |
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Buried |
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA | 31 July 2018 | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 28 April 1944 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
Rejoined his unit |
Revisions
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Added middle name, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 191609071.
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See: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/ball-turret-gunner-gueril…
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4235 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
