John Daniel Downey
Aviation Radioman 2nd Class, Navy
Hometown: Augusta
Casualty Date: September 13, 1944
Died In: Negros Island, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
Casualty Date: September 13, 1944
Died In: Negros Island, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
John was the radioman/rear gunner in a Curtis dive bomber and shot down (left wing shot off) by Japanese antiaircraft artillery.
