Pasadena Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, December 24, 1944
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 6
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: December 22, 1944
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Dowdy succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle.
Patrolman Dowdy was directing traffic exiting the shipyards at Main Street and Sterling Street (Sterling Street is current day State Highway 225). Patrolman Dowdy was taken to Pasadena Hospital, where he died two days later.
Patrolman Dowdy was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Pasadena Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife.