Donald T Dowdell
Military
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UPL 16097
Crew #565/473
John C. Welsh Crew
466th BG - 785th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Michael P. Pelish (B), Harold K. Jordon (CP), Eugene Gjertsen (RN), John C. Welsh (P), Edward W. Winter (N), Donald Dowdell (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Unidentified, Herman Young (G), Harold Westby (PN), Paul Kaufmann (TTG)
Not in photo: John Belanger (TG), Vincent Palmer (FE)
This crew completed 7 missions with the 785th BS and then transferred to the 784th BS where they completed an additional 23 missions as a lead crew. 466th Bomb Group collection
John C. Welsh Crew
466th BG - 785th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Michael P. Pelish (B), Harold K. Jordon (CP), Eugene Gjertsen (RN), John C. Welsh (P), Edward W. Winter (N), Donald Dowdell (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Unidentified, Herman Young (G), Harold Westby (PN), Paul Kaufmann (TTG)
Not in photo: John Belanger (TG), Vincent Palmer (FE)
This crew completed 7 missions with the 785th BS and then transferred to the 784th BS where they completed an additional 23 missions as a lead crew. 466th Bomb Group collection
Was a police sergeant in the NYPD after the war.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Berlin Bound
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Audrey
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Black Cat
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Queens County, NY, USA | 12 December 1923 | |
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 30 October 1942 | |
Died |
Levittown, NY, USA | 16 November 2006 | Donald T. Dowdell, Sr., retired NY Police Sergeant and WWII veteran having served as a Tech Sgt. in the U.S. Army Air Corps. (Eight Air Force). A former 30+ year resident of Levittown, NY. He passed away from a long illness on November 16, 2006, at the age of 82. Beloved husband of recently deceased Joan C. Loving father of Joan Raguette (Robert), Donald T., Jr. (Debra), Grace Dowdell and Margaret Dowdell. Caring grandfather of James, Jennifer, Donald (Amy), Jason, Emily, Kayla, and awaiting a loving great-grandchild in December. Dear brother of Josephine Bishop and brotherin-law of Jerome Roperto and Rosalie Roperto. Devoted uncle to many nieces and nephews. Interment at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY. |
Buried |
Calverton, NY, USA | 20 November 2006 | Calverton National Cemetery Calverton Suffolk County New York, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 345