And I Can Tell You War Stories

And I Can Tell You War Stories recounts Art Lowry's experiences as a teenaged gunner's mate in the Navy during World War II. Lowry joined the Navy at age fifteen, thanks to an error on his birth certificate and a white lie to the recruiter. He was sent to basic training and gunnery school, then spent the remainder of his teen years on mine sweepers and amphibious transport ships in the Caribbean and the Pacific.After he returned from an Honor Flight in 2010, Art was flooded with...
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And I Can Tell You War Stories recounts Art Lowry's experiences as a teenaged gunner's mate in the Navy during World War II. Lowry joined the Navy at age fifteen, thanks to an error on his birth certificate and a white lie to the recruiter. He was sent to basic training and gunnery school, then spent the remainder of his teen years on mine sweepers and amphibious transport ships in the Caribbean and the Pacific.After he returned from an Honor Flight in 2010, Art was flooded with memories about his time in the Navy. He made recordings of his memories, which were transcribed, organized, and enhanced with side notes and illustrations, by his granddaughter-in-law, Tracy Lawson.