PT-Boat veteran passes

nikimcbee · 04-17-14, 10:50 AM

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://obits.oregonlive.com/obituari...093&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.

Thank you for your heroic service Dick!!!

Jimbuna · 04-17-14, 10:51 AM

~SALUTE~

BossMark · 04-17-14, 10:58 AM

RIP sir

AVGWarhawk · 04-17-14, 11:03 AM

Thanks for your service Mr. Lowe.

vienna · 04-17-14, 11:46 AM

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

<O>

TarJak · 04-17-14, 02:49 PM

Rest your oars sailor. ~S~

HW3 · 04-17-14, 03:05 PM

RIP Sir and thank you for your service!

Alex · 04-17-14, 03:14 PM

Sincere condolences to his friends and family.

With the utmost respect.

vanjast · 04-17-14, 06:48 PM

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'

The wife and his 'partner' eyed us out suspiciously..

Yes.. long thoughts for them....

u crank · 04-17-14, 06:55 PM

Rest in Peace Richard.

Thank you for your service.

nikimcbee · 04-18-14, 09:38 AM

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 · 04-18-14, 10:30 AM

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.

04-17-14, 10:50 AM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	PT-Boat veteran passes 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://obits.oregonlive.com/obituari...093&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. Thank you for your heroic service Dick!!! __________________

04-17-14, 10:51 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,453 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	~SALUTE~ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-17-14, 10:58 AM	#3
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	RIP sir __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

04-17-14, 11:03 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your service Mr. Lowe. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-17-14, 11:46 AM	#5
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thank You for your service, Sir, and have a well-deserved rest. <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

04-17-14, 02:49 PM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Rest your oars sailor. ~S~

04-17-14, 03:05 PM	#7
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	RIP Sir and thank you for your service! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

04-17-14, 03:14 PM	#8
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Sincere condolences to his friends and family. With the utmost respect. __________________

04-17-14, 06:48 PM	#9
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	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' The wife and his 'partner' eyed us out suspiciously.. Yes.. long thoughts for them....

04-17-14, 06:55 PM	#10
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Rest in Peace Richard. Thank you for your service. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

04-18-14, 09:38 AM	#11
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________

04-18-14, 10:30 AM	#12
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.