AIR COMMANDO 2 Downs, William Brian

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Downs ​

• FORENAME

William Brian​

• UNIT

6 Special Operations Squadron (16 S.O. Wing)​

• RANK

Major (pilot) ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

30th May 2005 ​

• AGE

40 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 64 Site 1171 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Winchester,Virginia​

born 30.1.1965 Rota Naval Air Station,Rota,Spain​

son of Lon and Evelyn Downs​

husband of Beth Downs (3 children)​

graduated Westminster Christian Academy,St Louis,Missouri​

graduated Grove City College,Grove City,Pennsylvania​

commissioned USAF 1988​

resigned as Captain 1999​

pilot,US Airways and West Virginia Air National Guard​

returned to active duty 2002​

award Bronze Star with "V" device​

killed in air crash near Julula,Diyala province,Iraq ​

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