World War II Honoree

James Harold Lowes

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Niagara Falls, New York

Honored By

Jim, Mike, Dan, Charlene, Jeff and Laurel

Relationship

His children

HE AND 3 OTHER SAILORS SPENT 2.5 DAYS IN AN AIRTIGHT COMPARTMENT OF A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED DESTROYER, AFTER AN AIR ATTACK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA NEAR SALERNO, ITALY. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET FOOD AND SUPPLIES FROM ABOVE AFTER THEY HAD THE FORETHOUGHT TO SEND A NOTE UP THE AIR SHAFT TIED TO A THREAD. THE THREAD BECAME THEIR LIFELINE TO THE SURFACE UNTIL THEY WERE RESCUED.