The Marietta Times - October 28, 1963
BRENT LOWTHER RECEIVES ARMY BRONZE STAR
A. Brent Lowther Jr. of St. Marys, W. Va., received a birthday present from the U. S. Army this year when a "bronze star" earned during World War II arrived on his birthday, Oct. 9.
The citation reads in part, "The President of the United States of America, authorized by executive order, Feb. 4, 1944, has awarded the bronze star medal to Pfs. Ammon B. Lowther, infantry, for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy in the European theater of operations, during the Rhineland Campaign."
In addition to the bronze star, Lowther has earned 15 other medals, awards, and citations, including the Purple Heart, three campaign medals, combat infantry badge, and Distinguished Service Medal.
He served with the 125 Armored Infantry Regiment, attached to the 3rd Armored Division in Europe and saw action in France, Rhineland and Germany.
A disabled veteran, Lowther, 46, has five children. He recently returned home from a veterans hospital in Pittsburgh, and is scheduled to leave again for the Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg. A frequent blood donor, Lowther has given 16 pints of blood to the Red Cross.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr. 84, of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home in Washington, D.C., completed his earthly journey Monday, Feb. 4, 2002.
Except for his short stay at the Soldiers' Home, he was a lifelong resident of West Virginia. He was born at Smithburg in Doddridge County on Oct. 9, 1917. Lowther served his state and nation with a unique commitment and brand of unselfish duty. He served with honor in Europe during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals. He served his community well throughout his life as an active supporter of military veterans, a civic activist, a media voice, and in scouting as a Civil Air Patrol lieutenant. A multifaceted and complex man, he was tenacious and committed to that which he believed to be true or right. He seldom swerved from the path once he got it mapped. His final effort to help his fellow man was to donate his body for medical study.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Lowther of St. Marys; five children, Gerald B. Lowther of Panama City, FL, Carolyn L. Stewart of Parkersburg, James L. Lowther of Chugiak, Alaska, Leeland G. Lowther of Stafford, VA and Dennis L. Lowther of Annapolis, MD.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the World War II Memorial being built in Washington, D.C.. The address is World War II Memorial, P.O. Box 96776, Washington, D.C., 20090-6766.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, West Virginia Society, Captain James Neal Chapter.
BRENT LOWTHER RECEIVES ARMY BRONZE STAR
A. Brent Lowther Jr. of St. Marys, W. Va., received a birthday present from the U. S. Army this year when a "bronze star" earned during World War II arrived on his birthday, Oct. 9.
The citation reads in part, "The President of the United States of America, authorized by executive order, Feb. 4, 1944, has awarded the bronze star medal to Pfs. Ammon B. Lowther, infantry, for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy in the European theater of operations, during the Rhineland Campaign."
In addition to the bronze star, Lowther has earned 15 other medals, awards, and citations, including the Purple Heart, three campaign medals, combat infantry badge, and Distinguished Service Medal.
He served with the 125 Armored Infantry Regiment, attached to the 3rd Armored Division in Europe and saw action in France, Rhineland and Germany.
A disabled veteran, Lowther, 46, has five children. He recently returned home from a veterans hospital in Pittsburgh, and is scheduled to leave again for the Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg. A frequent blood donor, Lowther has given 16 pints of blood to the Red Cross.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr. 84, of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home in Washington, D.C., completed his earthly journey Monday, Feb. 4, 2002.
Except for his short stay at the Soldiers' Home, he was a lifelong resident of West Virginia. He was born at Smithburg in Doddridge County on Oct. 9, 1917. Lowther served his state and nation with a unique commitment and brand of unselfish duty. He served with honor in Europe during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals. He served his community well throughout his life as an active supporter of military veterans, a civic activist, a media voice, and in scouting as a Civil Air Patrol lieutenant. A multifaceted and complex man, he was tenacious and committed to that which he believed to be true or right. He seldom swerved from the path once he got it mapped. His final effort to help his fellow man was to donate his body for medical study.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Lowther of St. Marys; five children, Gerald B. Lowther of Panama City, FL, Carolyn L. Stewart of Parkersburg, James L. Lowther of Chugiak, Alaska, Leeland G. Lowther of Stafford, VA and Dennis L. Lowther of Annapolis, MD.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the World War II Memorial being built in Washington, D.C.. The address is World War II Memorial, P.O. Box 96776, Washington, D.C., 20090-6766.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, West Virginia Society, Captain James Neal Chapter.
The Marietta Times - October 28, 1963
BRENT LOWTHER RECEIVES ARMY BRONZE STAR
A. Brent Lowther Jr. of St. Marys, W. Va., received a birthday present from the U. S. Army this year when a "bronze star" earned during World War II arrived on his birthday, Oct. 9.
The citation reads in part, "The President of the United States of America, authorized by executive order, Feb. 4, 1944, has awarded the bronze star medal to Pfs. Ammon B. Lowther, infantry, for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy in the European theater of operations, during the Rhineland Campaign."
In addition to the bronze star, Lowther has earned 15 other medals, awards, and citations, including the Purple Heart, three campaign medals, combat infantry badge, and Distinguished Service Medal.
He served with the 125 Armored Infantry Regiment, attached to the 3rd Armored Division in Europe and saw action in France, Rhineland and Germany.
A disabled veteran, Lowther, 46, has five children. He recently returned home from a veterans hospital in Pittsburgh, and is scheduled to leave again for the Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg. A frequent blood donor, Lowther has given 16 pints of blood to the Red Cross.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr. 84, of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home in Washington, D.C., completed his earthly journey Monday, Feb. 4, 2002.
Except for his short stay at the Soldiers' Home, he was a lifelong resident of West Virginia. He was born at Smithburg in Doddridge County on Oct. 9, 1917. Lowther served his state and nation with a unique commitment and brand of unselfish duty. He served with honor in Europe during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals. He served his community well throughout his life as an active supporter of military veterans, a civic activist, a media voice, and in scouting as a Civil Air Patrol lieutenant. A multifaceted and complex man, he was tenacious and committed to that which he believed to be true or right. He seldom swerved from the path once he got it mapped. His final effort to help his fellow man was to donate his body for medical study.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Lowther of St. Marys; five children, Gerald B. Lowther of Panama City, FL, Carolyn L. Stewart of Parkersburg, James L. Lowther of Chugiak, Alaska, Leeland G. Lowther of Stafford, VA and Dennis L. Lowther of Annapolis, MD.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the World War II Memorial being built in Washington, D.C.. The address is World War II Memorial, P.O. Box 96776, Washington, D.C., 20090-6766.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, West Virginia Society, Captain James Neal Chapter.
BRENT LOWTHER RECEIVES ARMY BRONZE STAR
A. Brent Lowther Jr. of St. Marys, W. Va., received a birthday present from the U. S. Army this year when a "bronze star" earned during World War II arrived on his birthday, Oct. 9.
The citation reads in part, "The President of the United States of America, authorized by executive order, Feb. 4, 1944, has awarded the bronze star medal to Pfs. Ammon B. Lowther, infantry, for meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy in the European theater of operations, during the Rhineland Campaign."
In addition to the bronze star, Lowther has earned 15 other medals, awards, and citations, including the Purple Heart, three campaign medals, combat infantry badge, and Distinguished Service Medal.
He served with the 125 Armored Infantry Regiment, attached to the 3rd Armored Division in Europe and saw action in France, Rhineland and Germany.
A disabled veteran, Lowther, 46, has five children. He recently returned home from a veterans hospital in Pittsburgh, and is scheduled to leave again for the Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg. A frequent blood donor, Lowther has given 16 pints of blood to the Red Cross.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr.
Ammon "Brent" Lowther Jr. 84, of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home in Washington, D.C., completed his earthly journey Monday, Feb. 4, 2002.
Except for his short stay at the Soldiers' Home, he was a lifelong resident of West Virginia. He was born at Smithburg in Doddridge County on Oct. 9, 1917. Lowther served his state and nation with a unique commitment and brand of unselfish duty. He served with honor in Europe during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals. He served his community well throughout his life as an active supporter of military veterans, a civic activist, a media voice, and in scouting as a Civil Air Patrol lieutenant. A multifaceted and complex man, he was tenacious and committed to that which he believed to be true or right. He seldom swerved from the path once he got it mapped. His final effort to help his fellow man was to donate his body for medical study.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Lowther of St. Marys; five children, Gerald B. Lowther of Panama City, FL, Carolyn L. Stewart of Parkersburg, James L. Lowther of Chugiak, Alaska, Leeland G. Lowther of Stafford, VA and Dennis L. Lowther of Annapolis, MD.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the World War II Memorial being built in Washington, D.C.. The address is World War II Memorial, P.O. Box 96776, Washington, D.C., 20090-6766.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, West Virginia Society, Captain James Neal Chapter.
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