Born May 12, 1922, Edward the was second child for Jack and Alma Dow (my granddad Frank being the first.) I don't know much about his child hood except that he grew up in Toronto and graduated from one of the Polytechnic high school's there. In 1942, Edward followed his brother Frank (who had been in England since 1939) and joined up. Going against family tradition, Edward joined the RCAF instead of going into the army. In 1943, Edward was shipped overseas to England. Right before he left he married his girlfriend, Mildred.

As an air gunner, Edward participated in my bombing missions over Germany. On February 22nd 1944, while on one particular mission, Edward's plane was shot down over Germany. The RCAF had listed him as missing in action but it was soon changed to "presumed dead," he was 21.