Individual Details

Clinton Leo Dow

(1917 - 6 Nov 2011)

Events

Birth1917
MarriageLiving
Militaryan officer with the Carleton and York Regiment during World War II, serving with distinction in England and in the Italian Campaign.
Occupationeducator
Death6 Nov 2011Ste. Anne's Veterans Hospital, Montreal, Ile-De-Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Families

SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherGuy Frederick Dow (1884 - 1970)
MotherJessie Marina Graves (1886 - 1971)
SiblingHelen Marguerite "Peggy" Dow (1914 - 2009)

Notes

Military

After the war, he continued to serve with the Militia holding various positions, culminating with being appointed Commanding Officer of of the No. 5 Militia Group. Following a transfer to Fredericton, Clinton was appointed Commander of the New Brunswick Militia District. Having earned the rank of Colonel, he was the Honorary Colonel of the Moncton Service Battalion.

Occupation

He was the founding principal of the New Brunswick Institute of Technology, which provided training in trades for returning veterans and civilians. He later was the founding principal of the New Brunswick Community College.

Endnotes

1. In Memoriam.ca (www.inmemoriam.ca : accessed 5 October 2012), Clinton Dow obituary.

2. Robert Piercy Dow, The Book of Dow: Genealogical Memoirs of the descendants of Henry Dow 1637, Thomas Dow 1639 and others of the name, immigrants to America during Colonial Times (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, 1929; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company, n.d.), 706.

3. In Memoriam.ca (www.inmemoriam.ca : accessed 5 October 2012), Clinton Dow obituary.

4. In Memoriam.ca (www.inmemoriam.ca : accessed 5 October 2012), Clinton Dow obituary.