Background
DOWNER, John Walter was born on November 22, 1881 in Charlestown, W. Virginia. Son of John Walter and Eliza Taylor (Greene) Downer.
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John Walter DOWNER
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John Walter DOWNER, American Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army. Member: United States Horse Riding Train Olympic Games, Antwerp, Belgium, 1920. Member, United States Army Horse Riding Team, Interallied Games, Paris, France, 1919. United States Representative, Olympic Games Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1920. Member: Legion of Valor. Club: Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
Education
Virginia. Military Institute. Mounted Service School. Command and General Staff School.
Career
Through all the grades to Lieutenant Colonel, Field Artillery, 1929. Served as Major and Lieutenant Colonel, 6 Field Artillery during World War. Decorations: Distin guished Service Cross, United States Army.
Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre, France. Military Cross, 1 class, Belgium. Order of Prince Danillo, Montenegro.
Membership
Member: United States Horse Riding Train Olympic Games, Antwerp, Belgium, 1920. Member, United States Army Horse Riding Team, Interallied Games, Paris, France, 1919. United States Representative, Olympic Games Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1920.
Member: Legion of Valor. Club: Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
Connections
Spouse Gladys Trevor, 1909, Cincinnati, O.
