World War II Honoree

Lowell Netherton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Mount Erie, Illinois

Honored By

William E. Shaklee

Relationship

Friend

HE JOINED THE US NAVY IN 1944 AS AN ENSIGN AND WAS SENT TO THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, FOR TRAINING. THEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, AND WORKED AT WEATHER FORECASTING FOR NAVAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THEN HE WAS SENT TO NEWFOUNDLAND WHERE HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE WEATHER SHACK ABOARD A SHIP SPECIALIZING IN ANTI-SUBMARINE ACTION. HE LEFT THE NAVY AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AFTER HAVING SERVED THREE YEARS.