He was just a 17-year-old radioman at Pearl Harbor when the bombs started falling. Charlie Dowd retired to Anaconda in his 60s in 1984 and was a true hero, earning two Bronze Stars for his efforts in Hawaii.
Between the years 1941 and 1945, Montana produced over 75,000 soldiers for World War Two. These men, many of who had never left their hometown, would leave their homes and loved ones to go to foreign lands and put their lives on the line to serve their country