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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lowell Gibson Niemann

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rockford, Illinois

Honored By

C. McCabe

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN THE 873RD BOMB SQUADRON. AWARDED 3 BRONZE STARS AND THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL. IN A 1944 BOMBING MISSION DURING AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, HIS B-29 WAS DITCHED IN THE PACIFIC. AS THE RADIO OPERATOR, HE HAD BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEIR BASE SO THEIR LOCATION WAS KNOWN. HE WAS RESCUED 72 HOURS AFTER DRIFTING 350 MILES IN A LIFE RAFT NEAR TAIWAN.