Technician Roy Lowry, Panama Canal Department

Creator

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Identifier

20037645

Description

Wearing the "Gates of Hell" shoulder patch of the Panama Canal Department, Technician Fifth Class Roy Lowry is spending a 33-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff R. Lowry, 1310 Harris. In the Army for three and a half years, young Lowry has been in the Panama Canal Zone for two and a half years. He is shown standing against a bare wall and smiling for the camera. He is wearing uniform. His principal job is to nickel-plate parts of machines, such as typewriters, to protect them against rust and corrosion from the damp climate. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, August 18, 1944.

Archival Date

1944-08-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-630

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Lowry, Roy (TEC 5); Lowry, Jeff R. (Mr.); Lowry, Jeff R. (Mrs.); Military personnel; Military uniforms; Panama Canal Department; Technicians; Machinery; Typewriters; Parents