Rank/Rate	Signalman, Third Class
Service Number	617 59 03
Birth Date	January 26, 1925
From	Annona, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Dowdy was born in Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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