Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978 Page: 23
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Lowe
23as high as high as you can go. Right underneath the bridge
on the next landing is the captain's quarters--he's right
underneath there. I was between the captain's quarters and
the bridge when I got up about waist-high, and I got hit by
one of those strafing bullets. It hit me in the right lung,
and I had hold of the ladder in this manner, and the bullet
hit . .
In other words, you're hanging onto the ladder with both handy.
I was hanging on with both hands going up, and I get hit right
here in the bottom part of my lung--your lung is filled in
kind of a sack--and the bullet went out underneath my shoulder
blade.
So it went in the front over the right lung.
It missed my heart about by a half-inch and came out . . . due
to the fact that it didn't hurt my shoulder blade was because
I'd pulled in, according to the doctor. It came back out under-
neath my shoulder blade, and I didn't feel any . . .I never
passed out. I just felt a sudden stinging, and then I grabbed
myself, and I looked down, and every time when my heart was
beating I could see that blood coming between my fingers. Then
I . ..
Got kind of scared?
Got kind of scared. Not kind of scared, but "sure enough"
scared (chuckle), and I just kind of slid back down the ladder.Marcello:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Lowe, John, Jr. Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978, text, August 7, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529186/m1/25/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.