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HAROLD LOWE

Passes at102

Lowe and his wife Ginny are around 17 years of age here and dating prior to the start of WWII. Photo Contributed by the Santa Margarita Historical Society As one of the first draftees, Lowe says none of their uniforms matched as supplies were low. Photo Contributed by the Santa Margarita Historical Society

By Camille DeVaul

On Sunday, January 30, Santa Margarita native and WWII veteran Harold Lowe passed away at 102 years old. He has been laid to rest at Reis Mortuary, and a graveside service was held at Los Osos Valley Memorial Park in February. He leaves behind his wife Ginny, daughter Patricia Lowe Silveira and Son, James Lowe.

Harold passes just over a month after his friend, Henry Barba—another Santa Margarita native and WWII veteran. Henry was 108 years old when he passed away on his 81 wedding anniversary on December 24, 2021. The two grew up just blocks away from each other in Santa Margarita.

The two men had impeccable memories. Harold once said of his friend, “Henry and I are great buddies because we’re the only natives in Margarita I think that lived here in this county all our lives."

Harold was born July 17, 1919, in San Luis Obispo. He grew up with Alex Madonna, who liked to play a few pranks here and there on Harold. Despite embarrassing Harold in front of the entire girls’ locker room, the two remained close friends until Madonna died in 2004.

At the age of 21, Harold was one of the first drafted into the war—which he is a little suspicious of since his ex-girlfriend was on the draft board, and it was not a happy breakup! But looking back, he said she was a lovely girl, and he might have brought it upon himself. Luckily though, Harold soon met the love of his life, Virginia “Ginny” Mae Cheda of San Luis Obispo. Ginny stayed by his side throughout the entire war, and the two were married on July 1, 1944, just a few days after he got back from the war. The two were married for 78 years.

But before marriage, Harold was sent to Fort Lewis, Washington, for boot camp, where he was enlisted with the 162nd Infantry. On the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Harold recounted his memories of the day with Paso Robles Magazine.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, around 9 a.m. Harold was sitting in his barracks and reading the paper while at basic training in Fort Lews, Washington. Harold recounted the exact moment he learned Pearl Harbor was attacked, “All of a sudden here comes Corporal down the stairs yelling, ‘Get your clothes on and out of bed, we’re at war! Japan has swarmed Pearl Harbor!'”

He was just 22 years old at the time and in the reserves. War was in full bloom in Europe, and the ideas of the U.S. joining were consistently looming–until now. As far as Harold and his commanding officers knew, their fort could be next for the Japanese to attack. During this time, the men were full of nerves and uncertainty about what was next. Harold says all the basic training in the world wouldn’t have prepared them for what war really was like.

On March 1, 1942, Harold was loaded onto a ship in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As they set sail, Harold took his chance to wave goodbye to Lady Liberty through the porthole, the first and last time he ever saw her.

Harold finally landed in Australia on April 9, 1942. He spent 28 months overseas there and in New Guinea.

“We didn’t have anything to fight with—when we went over about all we had were our rifles and our bayonets—they were just starting to get radios or something like that,” said Harold.

According to Harold, all new uniforms, weapons, and supplies went to the National Guard before passing them down to draftees.

For a while, the American and Australian troops got along, but after more Australians were fighting overseas, the Aussie women were getting more friendly with the Americans. Let's say it didn’t go over very well with Aussie soldiers. Tension grew between the two troops, but reality hit everyone when they finally shipped out and moved into New Guinea.

“When we were in New Guinea, we were fighting two people—We lost over 50 percent of our men within a couple of weeks,” said Harold.

Along with fighting their mutual enemy, the Japanese army, the troops battled various diseases, including malaria. Harold contracted malaria and was eventually sent home after being overseas for 28 months. After a long trip back home and some trouble with rotten tomatoes, Harold finally made it back to his beloved Ginny. They married just a few days later.

The couple had two children, Pattie and Jim, born in 1946 and 1947. Harold decided to leave the army behind him and become a carpenter for about 35 years. He built his own house in Santa Margarita and even helped build the infamous Madonna Inn.

But through all of his war stories, he always came back to the same point—his Ginny stayed by his side through everything, and he was forever grateful for the little lady who waited for him.

His sense of humor, stories from days gone by, and smile will greatly be missed.

You can read more of Harold Lowe's memories of the war by visiting pasoroblespress.com 