26 June 1969 – Capt John Casper was serving with the 413th TFS out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On a mission to detect VietCong...
Read MoreTheodore Dowd
Preferred Name: Ted
Nickname/Call Sign: Ted Tiger O-1
Date of Birth: 1936 (November 2, 2019)
Highest Military Grade Held: Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Southold Bay, NY
Biography
Units Assigned
- 1963, 1964-1965 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron/354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC (F-100)
- 1967 Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
- 1972-1973 Commander, Soestersburg AB, Netherlands
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
F-100
Military Education
- 1967 Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
Civilian Education
LTC Theodore “Ted” Dowd, Headed West, November 2, 2019
Ted’s wife Carol wrote to let us know that after battling Alzheimer’s for 10 years, Ted passed away peacefully at age 83, surrounded by his loving family. Ted valued his SSS friendships and liked looking at the photos in The Intake. Carol read the stories to him.
Carol has informed us that a Celebration of Life will be held next Summer according to Ted’s wishes and that his ashes will be spread near his beloved childhood home on Southold Bay.
- Biography
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Biography
- Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info
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Units Assigned
- 1963, 1964-1965 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron/354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC (F-100)
- 1967 Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
- 1972-1973 Commander, Soestersburg AB, Netherlands
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
F-100
Military Education
- 1967 Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
Civilian Education
- Photos
- Headed West
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LTC Theodore “Ted” Dowd, Headed West, November 2, 2019
Ted’s wife Carol wrote to let us know that after battling Alzheimer’s for 10 years, Ted passed away peacefully at age 83, surrounded by his loving family. Ted valued his SSS friendships and liked looking at the photos in The Intake. Carol read the stories to him.
Carol has informed us that a Celebration of Life will be held next Summer according to Ted’s wishes and that his ashes will be spread near his beloved childhood home on Southold Bay.