 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MunaNovember 1944, Dowling akapiwa kutungamira kwechikepe chechiedza, icho chakanga chiri kugadziriswa uye kugadziriswazve muSydney kubvira pakaputirwa neigwa reJapan muSolomon Islands musi wa20 Chikunguru 1943. Dowling akaenda naye kuMelbourne musi wa30 December, asati aenda kuSouth West Pacific Area muna February 1945. Mwedzi wakatevera wacho, Hobart akatsigira mauto eU.S. ayo akatora Cebu panguva yokusunungurwa kwePhilippines. Yakarwisa chitsuwa cheTarakan pamberi pekupinda kweAllied musi wa1 Chivabvu uye, gare gare mwedzi iwoyo, yakafukidza mashandiro eAustralia 6th Division kuWewak. Ngarava yacho yakatsigira mauto eAllied paBrunei muna June, uye paBalikpapan muna July. Nokuda kweushingi hwake hunoshamisa, unyanzvi uye kutanga panguva yezviitiko izvi, Dowling akapiwa Distinguished Service Order DSO, yakabudiswa musi wa 6 November 1945. 