AIR COMMANDO Dowe, Robert Leroy

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Dowe ​

• FORENAME

Robert Leroy​

• UNIT

1 AC Group ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-529702 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th March 1944 ​

• AGE

26​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Lake County, Illinois​

born 10.01.1918, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA​

graduated high school​

general clerk in civilian life​

employed by American Can Company​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

16.10.1940 draft card Waukegan, Illinois​

enlisted 18.2.1941 Chicago, Illinois (Private 16004063 Air Corps)​

award Air Medal ​

glider pilot​

KIA in crash Chowringhee, Burma​

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2 engineers also KIA​

Cpls Harold C. Coker and Billy F. Boen​