Robert Martin Low
| NAME: Robert Martin Low | NICKNAME: Bob | SERVICE NUMBER: 816466 | |||||
| HOME OF RECORD: Wayland, MI | NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Irene Low | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH: 10/15/1924 | SERVICE DATES: 1/20/1943 – 10/30/1945 | DATE OF DEATH: 10/10/2016 | |||||
| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | A/1/24 | 745 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | HQ/1/24 | 745 | PFC | ||||
| Tinian | HQ/1/24 | 745 | PFC | ||||
| Iwo Jima | HQ/1/24 | 137 | PFC | REAR ECHELON | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: — | LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class | ||||||
Howdy,
Robert “Bob” Low was my Grandfather. Thank you for this website. Like most of the men who served, he didn’t talk very much about his time in combat. This give my family to understand the extraordinary hardships the he lived through. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 15, 1924. I have an image of his draft card, he joined the Marines out of Wayland, Michigan. He passed away in Lancaster, California Oct 10, 2016.
Thank you,
Bradley Low
Hi Bradley,
Thank you for the additional information about your grandfather – I’m sorry to hear he’s no longer with us. I’ve added his dates and draft card to his page, and made a correction – I had erroneously listed his rank as Sergeant towards the end of the war; he was in fact a PFC.
His Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) changed from rifleman (745) to projector operator & repairman (137) – so he must have picked up some training in motion picture equipment along the line. A very unusual career shift for a combat Marine!
Howdy Geoffrey,
When he was a kid living in Michigan he and his brother worked at a theater in town running the projector. He loved popcorn his entire life. This is a remarkable website, thank you again.
Bradley Low
The employer listed on the registration, Naman Frank, with wife Jessie were the owners of the Wayland Theater (Wayland, Michigan) where Bob and his brother David learned their movie theater skills. David also worked in a movie theater serving as a Marine at Camp LeJeune. David later married Jessie Frank’s niece.
Naman Frank was also the registrar that signed Bob’s registration card.
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I was in he Marines in 1945 and 1946 I am the brother of Robert Low mentioned above. I was not assigned to any Unit that I know of as we were to go from Boot Camp
directly to the invasion of Japan The morning we were to board ship Truman dropped the A-Bomb and our orders were canceled. I thank Harry Truman every day of my life
for saving mine !!!!!!