Ronald Sidney Lowe
Specialist Four
221ST SIG CO (PICTORAL), 40TH SIG BN, 160TH SIG GROUP, 1ST SIGNAL BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Norfolk, Virginia
March 14, 1949 to May 09, 1970
RONALD S LOWE is on the Wall at Panel W10, Line 7

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Ronald S Lowe
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9 May 2001

Dad

I never knew you and have felt an emptiness all my life. But in a way I never lost you because I feel your presence with me every day. I had my own war when I was 21 and Mom almost lost her mind. I was selfish and angry but we all made it through. You were with me through that and I feel even closer to you now. I am getting my Masters now, Dad, and am engaged to a beautiful woman who I know you would adore, Mom does.

I miss you Dad.

If anyone knew my Father in Vietnam please email me at
Ronbo1775@yahoo.com

From his son,
Ronald Sidney Lowe Jr.


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Left to right:
Chuck Hayward, Rich Haney, and my Dad
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A monument to the combat camera crews in Vietnam

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Drawing by SP4 LeRoy Jesfield, 221st Signal Co.
Courtesy of the Executive Officer, 221st
Used with permission


 

The Mission

A UH-1D Huey (tail number 65-10079) of the 189th Assault Helicopter Company was carrying a combat camera crew when it was shot down. Nine men died in the crash:
  • From the 189th AHC:
    • WO1 John David McCluskey, aircraft commander
    • 1LT Colin Plummer Hurd, copilot
    • SP4 Johnny Lee Fulton, crew chief
    • PFC David Joseph Corpus, gunner

  • From the 221st Signal Company combat camera crew:
    • SP5 Christopher J. Childs III
    • SP5 Douglas John Itri
    • SP4 Ronald Sidney Lowe
    • SP4 Larry Clayton Young
    • PFC Raymond Louis Paradis
Taken from
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Association
records.

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