Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lowery. Entered service June 1942. Received training at Kellyfield, Subbock, Texas; Austin, Texas; Sturgis, Kentucky; Bairfield, Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Hamilton, California. Went to South Pacific, Hawaii, New Guinea, Australia. Made 300 Combat Missions. Returned to San Francisco, California January 1945. Returned to Santa Ana, California where he was sent to Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Discharged July 23. 1945 as First Lieutenant.