JAMES  WILLIS "JIM"  DOWNING

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Deceased 02/13/2018
Rate/Rank
 LT
Service Branch
USN 9/1932 - 00/1956
Born
 08/22/1913
OAK GROVE, MO
PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CO, USS PATAPSCO AOG-1
USS NESPELEN AOG-55
ADVISOR, BRAZILIAN FLEET, RIO DE JANEIRO
USS WEST VIRGINIA BB-48 - PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR
NAVAL BASE, WASHINGTON, DC
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON 
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL 
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/ FLEET CLASP 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/ STAR 
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL 
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL