PT-Boat veteran passes

[nikimcbee]

One of our founding members Dick Lowe, of Save the PT-Boat passed away last week. He was buried yesterday with full military honors.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20Gilmartin/DickLowe2008.jpg
http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=richard-francis-lowe&pid=170631093&fhid=10734

Dick's pt-323 was hit by a kamikaze, which Dick survived. He was on the forward 30mm gun when the boat was hit and was catapulted into the air. Dick also had a confirmed torpedo hit on a Japanese destroyer at the Battle of Surigao Strait.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/120532328.jpg

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/img/PT-p395.jpg


:salute: Thank you for your heroic service Dick!!!

[Jimbuna]

~SALUTE~

[BossMark]

RIP sir :salute::salute::salute:

[AVGWarhawk]

Thanks for your service Mr. Lowe.

[vienna]

Thank You for your service, Sir, and have a well-deserved rest. :salute:


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[TarJak]

Rest your oars sailor. ~S~

[HW3]

RIP Sir and thank you for your service! :salute:

[Alex]

Sincere condolences to his friends and family.

With the utmost respect.

[vanjast]

They're great guys to talk to.. so many stories and adventures.

A grand old 'friend' of ours died 2 years ago (90), lied about his age, was taken POW at Tobruk a few years later, escaped 3x but never got back.
His eyes always lit up when I talked about the 'dancing girls' :D The wife and his 'partner' eyed us out suspiciously..:salute:

Yes.. long thoughts for them....

[u crank]

Rest in Peace Richard.

Thank you for your service.

:salute:

[nikimcbee]

Ah, this is what I wanted to post.
http://www.savetheptboatinc.com/last_patrol.htm

They must have been updating the website at the time I wanted to reference it.

[August]

It's so sad to see the Civic Generation pass on. Their Can-do attitudes transformed our country from a failing agricultural experiment into a world mover and shaker. We'll miss such perseverance and resolve.