Bernard Gregory Downs, of Jacksonville, passed away on February 10, 2013. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on October 28, 1924. He was a World War II veteran with the Eighth Air Force Station at Snetterton Heath, England. He flew 19 missions all over Germany including a mission to Berlin as a B-17 turret gunner. He was transferred to England in 1945.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Arnold Downs and mother Elizabeth Gregory Downs. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Helen Frances Downs, and sister Jane Downs Paul (Leroy).
A graveside service will be held on February 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Jacksonville Memory Gardens, 111 Blanding Boulevard, Orange Park, Florida 32073 with The Reverend Stephen McCollum of First Baptist Church officiating.
