Background
Lowden, John L. was born on October 29, 1921 in Yakima, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Roy Ruben and Hildegarde Annie (Grommesch) Lowden.
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The pilots were known as “suicide jockeys” and the aircraft they flew were called “flak bait.” Towed behind modified bombers or transport aircraft, Allied combat gliders were used in some of the riskiest missions of World War II, landing miles behind enemy lines with specially trained assault forces. In Silent Wings at War, John L. Lowden combines his own recollections with those of fellow veterans to create a vivid, gritty, jocose memoir of war as he and other glider pilots and their passengers knew it. These true tales of courage, as well as command blunders, make a substantial contribution to WWII literature.
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Lowden, John L. was born on October 29, 1921 in Yakima, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Roy Ruben and Hildegarde Annie (Grommesch) Lowden.
Bachelor of Arts, University Nevada, 1949.
Account supervisor, Campbell-Ewald Advertising, 1951-1957; account supervisor, Erwin, Wasey Advertising, 1957-1959; advertising director, General dynamics corporation, 1959-1961; account supervisor, Foote, Cone & Belding, 1961-1963; with, ITT Corporation, 1963-1984; vice president corporation relations and advertising, ITT Corporation, 1977-1984.
(The pilots were known as “suicide jockeys” and the aircra...)
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Served with United States Army Air Force, 1941-1945.
Married Janet Katherine Langan, January 21, 1961. Children: Susan Elizabeth, Jonathan Roy, Andrew Matthias.