Lowe, James R.
Marines Corporal

James R. Lowe, age 21, from Johnsonville, Illinois, Wayne county.

Parents: Kevin Lowe and Teresa Lowe

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cisne High (2007)
Military history: 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

Date of death: Monday, January 11, 2010
Death details: Weathered gunfire to radio for air support for his comrads, who were under attack. Two others died. Their efforts saved 12 others in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, WTVW, Evansville Courier Press, Pittsburgh Post Gazette., Military Times