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1st Lt Stephen T. Lowry graduated from Shaw High School in 1937 and Lehigh University in 1940.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve directly after graduation. He had been and overseas since April, 1942, when he went to Iceland. He served in Northern Ireland before going to England.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation cited: For gallantry in action from 8 to 10 September 1944 near Dornot, France. During an intense enemy barrage of artillery mortar, automatic and small arms fire, the enemy attempted to enlarge a small bridgehead across the Moselle River. Lt Lowry, a company commander, personally evacuated four wounded men from the front lines when they were injured by enemy artillery fire. After evacuating the casualties, he administered necessary first aid to them and then he secured and delivered rations to the men in their foxholes to obviate necessity of exposure by them to the constant artillery fire. Lt Lowry obtained a heavy automatic weapon and moved to the front of his company to bolster his lines, and in doing so, drew enemy fire and was fatally wounded.

His remains were discovered in an isolated grave by personnel of the American Graves Registration Service in November 1946. As identification could not be established at that time, an Unknown desigantion was assigned pending further investigation and intement was made at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Hamm, Luxembourg.

As a result of a first investigation, his remains were mistakenly identified as being Lt Nathan Drake. After Drake's body was found and positively identified, this error was corrected and the search for its correct identity recommenced.

Lt Lowry was given his final resting place at Ardennes Cemetery on 4 May 1950.

After Lt Lowry was killed, Lt Hillyard took command of K Company. He was killed a day later.