Show VETERAN OF TWO GREAT WARS Adolph dolph Lowe of Lansdale Pa Participated Participated Participated Par Par- in Both the Civil and World Conflicts With the w war ar between cen North and South in which he Cou fought ht more than 00 DO years behind him Adolph L L. Lowe of ot Lansdale Pa In 1017 1717 again entered entered en the service o of of his country In Inthe Inthe inthe the war with Germany and today at seventy nine Is Is' Is one ne of r the rno moAt t r remarkable remarkable re re- members of the American Legion His age naturally enough dehan debarred ed him from going to sea three J years ars ugo ago with the navy which he joined as a carpenters carpenter's mate and he was fiS assigned to the base at CI Cherrystone Cherrystone Cherry Cherry- erry- erry stone island Va find and later Inter to the Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- Nor Nor- folk navy aviation center the Portsmouth Ports Ports- Portsmouth mouth naval hospital and find the Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Beach rifle ritIe range e. Alth Although he was denied fen sea service In the World war Mr 11 Lowe saw enough action to Jn last t most men the rest of ot their lives during the Civil war lie He to took l part pmt in the Uie bombardment bombard bombard- ment meat of ot Fort Sumter and saw the Merrimac ablaze Later in the blockade blockade block block- ade nde of or Charleston and In naval en en- engagements n along the coast he went through hard and severe fighting I Mr Lowe says that the sea stories of or Cooper first brought to him the d to follow rollow the sea for forn fora n a career In 1859 1850 he shipped for tor Soth ans and anal the following year In Rio Hlo tie de' Janeiro he swam a a amile mile mile to the shore to sign as asa a a midshipman on the tho U. U S S. S sloop 1 of war Seminole I |