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Dexter
Lowry
1906-03-09

–

1974-11-16

Born:

, 

Florida

Home:

Tallahassee

, 

Florida

Buried: 

Tallahassee

, 

Florida

Cemetery:

Old City Cemetery

Dexter Lowry graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929. He retired in 1950 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    182d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    23d Infantry Division (Americal)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 1025 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Dexter Lowry, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 182d Infantry Regiment, 23d Infantry Division (Americal), in action against the enemy in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Lowry, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.