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Pearl Harbor survivor and American hero Jim Downing passes
KKTV Colorado Springs | Feb 13, 2018 | KKTV

Posted on 02/14/2018 8:03:25 AM PST by US Navy Vet

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The second oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor and original member of The Navigators passed away on Tuesday.

Lt. James Downing passed away at the age of 104. His heart function declined following surgery in recent weeks, and he was unable to rally.

Lt. Downing was a gunner's mate 1st class and postmaster on the USS West Virginia.

"December 7th, my job was to do what I could after the attack," Lt. Downing told Dianne Derby in a previous interview. "Monday I had a new job, so I concentrated on that."

Downing spent 24 years serving in the Navy. When he retired he took a job with The Navigators, a worldwide Christian ministry based in Colorado Springs he helped found.

Downing was the father to seven children. His wife of 68 years, Morena, passed away in 2010.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: pearlharbor; ww2; wwii
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My last US Navy Re-Enlisting Officer. RIP LT Downing :-(
1 posted on 02/14/2018 8:03:26 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

Fair winds and following seas shipmate....


2 posted on 02/14/2018 8:05:12 AM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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To: US Navy Vet

https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Infamy-Journey-through/dp/1631466275/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518624413&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+downing+the+other+side+of+infamy


3 posted on 02/14/2018 8:06:27 AM PST by US Navy Vet (Trump Train!!!)
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Thank you for your brave service, Lieutenant Downing. We are grateful for you defending our beloved country.

4 posted on 02/14/2018 8:07:56 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Mark17

Thought you’d be interested in this.


5 posted on 02/14/2018 8:08:35 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: US Navy Vet

http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Pearl-Harbor-survivor-and-American-hero-Jim-Downing-passes-473985533.html


6 posted on 02/14/2018 8:12:40 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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Wish I could thank him personally for his service. I’m sure there’s a great Pearl Harbor reunion going on in heaven right about now!

My dad was there getting breakfast at Schofield Barracks when it happened. Wouldn’t say any more than that. He’s buried at Arl Natl. WWll, Korea and Vietnam on his head Stone.


7 posted on 02/14/2018 8:14:42 AM PST by albie
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To: US Navy Vet

RIP

Thank you, sir. Hand salute.


8 posted on 02/14/2018 8:18:11 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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Jim Downing never retired from Christian ministry!

I didn't know him, but many many others that I know were benefited by his work for God!!!

9 posted on 02/14/2018 8:20:00 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: US Navy Vet

RIP.


10 posted on 02/14/2018 8:21:18 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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To: US Navy Vet

Hand Salute!...RIP


11 posted on 02/14/2018 8:24:28 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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RIP, Lt Downinv


12 posted on 02/14/2018 8:25:08 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: US Navy Vet

It’s good to be home.


13 posted on 02/14/2018 8:52:20 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: US Navy Vet

Such an amazing man. What a remarkable life.


14 posted on 02/14/2018 9:36:18 AM PST by cdga5for4
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God rest his soul. He accomplished much, and the world is better for him having been here.


15 posted on 02/14/2018 10:27:53 AM PST by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: fishtank

I attended some Navigators meetings in college.


16 posted on 02/14/2018 3:04:38 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: ealgeone

Thanks


17 posted on 02/14/2018 4:41:04 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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I attended some Navigators meetings in college.

They are the ones who led me to the Lord. 👍

18 posted on 02/14/2018 4:43:27 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: US Navy Vet

I get depressed thinking about these old guys. They sacrificed so much, only to watch their beloved nation slide to levels of degeneracy that they could not have even imagined in their youth. RIP.


19 posted on 02/14/2018 7:44:15 PM PST by cdcdawg
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Awesome!!


20 posted on 02/14/2018 8:32:57 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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