Silver Star Citation First Lt. John N. Lowden

Attached is a crop of General Orders 265, HQ, 45th Infantry Division,

dated 13 November 1944, with LT Lowden's Silver Star Citation.

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Dave Kerr, thank you so much fo your fast response! I am so grateful that you were able to find this document. It means so much to me and my family and we all owe you a big Thank You!. 

You are welcome.  It was easy to find since I have transcribed all 768 extant General Orders issued by HQ, 45th.  See screenshot of my Excel Worksheet.  John also received the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in Combat per GO 255, HQ, 45th, dated 3 November 1944.

The crop of GO 255.

Thank you again! By any chance do you know when my cousin John Lowden first was assigned to the 45th Infantry and whether he served ib North Africa, Sicily and Italy also? He entered the Army as a Private in May of 1942.

He is listed in the 3 January 1944 Roster of the 45th CRT as a CPL.

On 12 October 1944, "S/SGT BAZE, S/SGT LOWDEN and S/SGT 

COULSON were appointed to 2nd Lt. effective 11 October 1944 (Battle

Field Promotion)."

The 45th saw no action in North Africa but John served in Italy for certain, Sicily possibly.

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Thanks again Dave! I have learned so much these past couple weeks! It sure sounds like he saw his share of action. He was wounded April 25th 1945 and on May 6 1945 he was on a Medical Transport C44 that crashed at Gibbet Hill, Surrey England and died along with 29 others including the crew. He never made it home and is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery.  I only discovered this a couple weeks ago, I was born 15 years later and his story was rarely told and was very inaccurate. I am so grateful to you and others for helping me in my quest to finally

give First Lt. John Norman Lowden the recognition he deserves here at home.

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