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Dowling, Vincent F.

Date of birth:
June 21st, 1920 (Fall River/Massachusetts, United States)
Date of death:
April 20th, 1965
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

He graduated from Durfee High School in 1938.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
Army Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Forces
Awarded on:
1945
"in February 1944 he was assigned to the Army Transport Command in India. Since then he has been flying the India-China Route over "The Hump" one of the most treacherous routes in the world, for which he has received the above mentioned award (Distinguished Flying Cross)."
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Sources

  • Photo 1: Peter Dowling
  • - Newspaper clipping from the Fall River MA Herald News (sometime in 1945).
    - Peter Dowling

Photo