John A. Dowd

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John A. Dowd

Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Vietnam. Killed in action August 1969 leading his battalion in heavy combat. Posthumously awarded the Navy Cross (the United States Navy's second-highest valor decoration), the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with combat 'V', and the Purple Heart.

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John Aloysius Dowd was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division in Vietnam. He was killed in action in August 1969 leading his battalion in heavy combat.

He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the United States Navy’s second-highest valor decoration, along with the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with combat ‘V’, and the Purple Heart.

Source: Military Times Hall of Valor.

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