James Estel Lowery was born in Kentucky, the son of the Rev. Thomas Lowery and Martha Jane Burris.
7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Battalion
Buried, Leach Cemetery, Lake City, TN, March 19, 1955
James was my Mother’s brother. His parents had 5 girls & 4 boys. 2 of the boys died as infants, his other brother died at about age 17. So James was the only boy they had left when he enlisted, so it was very hard on them to lose James as well. You are welcome to use his picture. He was half native American. I know that he died in 1950 but wasn’t buried until, I believe, 1955. So I can only assume that he was part of Operation Glory, which was when both sides exchanged dead soldiers. All of his siblings have now passed away.
-Submitted by Donna Poyer
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 9 June 1931
- Date of death: 30 November 1950
- County: Anderson
- Hometown: Briceville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Battalion
- Conflict: Korean War
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Leach Cemetery, Lake City, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XX, Top Panel
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