Show VETERAN OF TWO GRIAT GREAT WARS adolph lowe of lansdale pa participated in both the civil and world conflicts with the war between north and south small lit in which lie e fought more than do years him adolph L lowe lowa of lansdall Lans Latis dalo ditle ila ia in 1017 again entered the service of ills country in the war with germony and today it at seventy nine la Is one of tile the mod remarkable members of the american legion ills age enough from going to sea three years ngo with the navy which he joined as a carpenters mate and he be was assigned to the baso base nt at cherry stone slone island va and later to thenor the nor folk navy nvia llon center the portsmouth naval hospital ano and the virginia reach rifle range although lio lie was denied sea service in the world war mr lowe saw enough action to lost most men the rest of their lives during the civil war vir ite he took part lit in the bombard ment of fort sumter and saw the later in block nde of charleston ind in naval en cn gage ments along alone the coast lie went thi pugh hard bard and severe fighting mr lowe says that the sea stories of fenimore cooper first arst brotie ht to ham the ho desire to follow the sea for it en career reer in 1859 h e ii shipped hipped for south america and the following year in 1110 1110 do janeiro lie he swam a mile to tile the shore to sign ns as a midshipman on the U S sloop of war 1 emanole |