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LOWE, Robert Earl - Date of
birth
26 July 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa -
Hometown
Truro, Madison County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-670145 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
80th Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Airstrip R1, at the road Am Flugplatz
Hörselberg-Hainich, Germany, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
William P. Lowe (father)
Lois V. (Neidt) Lowe (mother)
Kenneth E. Lowe (brother)
Richard D. Lowe (brother)
Jerry W. Lowe (brother)
Billie D. Lowe (brother)
Lois E. Lowe (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-48332 -
Data
Type: C-47B-1-DK
Nickname: Daly Express
Destination: Hörselberg-Hainich, Germany
Mission: Resupply
More information
1st Lt Robert E. Lowe attended high school for four years.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Des Moines, Iowa on 20 February 1942. He graduated from navigation school at Hondo Army Air Field in Hondo, Texas on 7 January 1943.
The aircraft crashed during landing on airstrip R1. The entire crew of five men was killed.
Source of information: Timothy Lowe, Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Arie-Jan van Hees, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Gwinn Family Tree / 1930 Census / Iowa Births and Christenings Index / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, http://aviation-safety.net
Photo source: Timothy Lowe, Wayne Smith