Bob Lowdermilk was a student at N.C. State when he was drafted into the Army, where he served as a fighter pilot during World War II.
MOUNT GILEAD, N.C. — Mount Gilead, North Carolina, is a small town at the foot of the Uwharrie Mountains. Among its population of less than 1,200 is a remarkable man who looks to be no more than 80 and moves around like much younger people. Lowdermilk was born in Mount Gilead in the same home where he lives today on March 28, 1924. There's really nothing he can't handle, either. He lives alone, drives everywhere, has a big garden and it's physically fit.
Lowdermilk joined the 49th Fighter Squadron in the Philippines, where was on various missions, including surveillance operations around the Japanese islands. He served through the end of the war and was stationed in Okinawa when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. His service continued through the U.S. occupation of Japan. Of the 16 million men and women who served in WWII, only 119,000 are still alive to tell their story, including Lowdermilk.
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