Loren I Low
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Military Decorations | Silver Star |
Wall | F |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 5 |
Plaque Number | 12 |
Technician Fourth Grade
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Silver Star, World War II Victory, Good Conduct, American Defense Service, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign w/2 Stars
Loren served with the 804th Engineer Battalion (Aviation). During an enemy bombing attack on a fuel dump in Saipan, he charged his bulldozer "Li'l Abner" into a blazing inferno to extinguish the fire, saving men in his battalion.