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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    4th Marine Division

    Action Date:

    February 20, 1945

    Bureau of Naval Medicine

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Jack Dowd, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on February 20, 1945, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the FOURTH Marine Division at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.