Show VETERAN OF TWO GREAT WARS adolph lowe of Lans lansdale daf pa participated in both the civil and world conflicts with the war between north and south in which he be fought more than 50 years behind him adolph L lowe of 0 lansdale pa in 1917 1017 again entered the service of his country in the war with germany and tobay nt seventy nine Is one of the remarkable members of the american legion ills age naturally enough debarres debarred de barred harred him from going to sea three fears ears ago with the navy which he joined as a carpenters mate and he was assigned to the base at cherry stone island va and later to the norfolk navy aviation center the portsmouth naval hospital and the virginia beach rifle range although lie he was denied sea service in the world war mr lowe saw enough action to last most men the rest of their lives luring during the civil war lie ile took tooh part la in the bombardment of fort sumter and saw the merrimac ablate later in the block nde of charleston and in naval en cn along the coast he went through hard and severe fighting fl li ting sir mr loe says that the sea stories of fenimore cooper first brought to him the dire d ire to follow the sea for a career in 1859 lie he shipped for anth america and the foeloa following edg year in rio de janeiro he swam a mile to the bore to sign as a midshipman on the U S sloop of war seminole |