Winston Edward Lowe
MilitaryWinston Lowe was a Right Waist gunner in the 94th Bomb Group / 410th Bomb Squadron. Shot down in B-24 # 42-29710 on the 29 May 1943 mission to naval depots in Rennes, France. Prisoner of War (POW). Wounded, he was part of a prisoner exchange program for sick and wounded servicemen. He sailed from Europe on the M/S “Gripsholm” and arrived on 21 February 1945 in New York. He was cared for at the Halloran General Hospital at Staten Island, New York and was honorably discharged.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15071125 and O-663407
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17034754
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31000804
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791179
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Made prisoner |
Saint-Lunaire, France | 29 May 1943 | Captured on 29 May near Saint-Lunaire, France |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria | 29 May 1943 - 12 February 1945 | Interned in Stalag XVIIB/17B (Barrack 36A) in Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military control 12 February 1945.“ He was returned to the USA in a prisoner exchange program for sick and wounded servicemen. |
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Born |
New Jersey, United States | the son of Edward E. and Irma M. Lowe | |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database