A World War II hero was honored on Long Island Tuesday
The Town of Smithtown renamed the Moriches Baseball Field in Saint James after Jim "Red"
Dowling.
Dowling was the town's longtime Highway
Superintendent and founded the Saint James Little League where he served as
president for 18 years.
Before that, Dowling served
in the Army Air Corps and survived after getting shot down in Germany where was
taken as a prisoner.
"Red" died in May.