Entering Lowry from the West Gate. A busy place.

Unique architecture encompases the Base Headquarters at Lowry AFB.

Side view of Hq Building

Another view of HQ buildings.

Entrance to Lowry featured this jet fighter of the Korean War.

This was the typical Chapel at Lowry built at the time of the WWII barracks.

This chapel was set up with altar for Catholic services.

Here is the recreation hall where dances and other entertainment too place. A popular place for us Airmen who didn't have a car.

The nicer of the school dormitories. We were in the barracks not these dorms.

View of Lowry 2 from Lowry 1

A close enough view of the guardhoude with hangar to left.

WWII barracks at Lowry 2. Coal fired furnaces and open bay barracks. Sept '59. I voluntered to be a furnace fireman. Best duty.

My 1st barracks (3rd one) for 2 weeks of 2nd phase basic training (classroom work & movies).

A no striper in second phase basic training and ready for basic electronics school.

Having just moved into these barracks, and being empty so long, we have to get them in shape.

Hard work going on inside preparing the long unused barracks for our use. Lots of floor polish.

A daily chore keeping all that chrome and brass polished.

Airmen enjoy horseplay and act it up for the camera. Notice the hats formed with heavy starch and #2 cans.

Typical WWII open bay barracks that we lived in at Lowry. (Picture by Bob O.)

Typical toilets at WWII barracks at Lowry. (Picture by Bob O.)

Close friends from Basic Training whose names are now elusive after 50 years.

A smoke break at a time when it was really needed, which was often.

One of the rich red sunsets viewed from the barracks.

Line forms for the daily, anxiously awaited mail delivery. Letters were always welcomed.

I'm reading a long awaited letter from home.

Saturday morning parades were commom during Phase II Basic Training. DI at right looks on.

Marching and passing in review meant waiting at attention in the sun was done for the day.

Fellow airmen from my flight pose with our Drill Instructor.

Me in front of the camera again....

Denver that is...... How we looked forward to the weekends to take the bus downtown or cruise the drag East Colfax Ave in Denver.

It's me in my PT shorts posing for animal crackers.

There were many actors bunked in this active barracks.

Me doing I don't know what, maybe.... an Elvis impersonation? Am I cool?

Two friends and I are ready for a night in Denver. At that time we still had to wear uniforms to go off base.

These were the real nice barracks for the other armament schools. I never got to move into one though.

From the second floor fire escape you could see the Rockies in the distance, looking West.

Getting back to a normal mindset with civilian clothes to go to town.

August 31, '59 after a little overnight snow and an 85 degree day.

We're on the way to making a snowman or a big snowball.

Squadron tree outside the orderly room.

Here's Santa coming down our chimney with gifts for all those good Airmen.

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Clause.

Four days off at New Years gave us a chance to travel to El Paso, Tx and Juarez, Mexico.

Nice views on way to El Paso.

A stone replica sculpture of the Aztec calendar sits protected in El Paso.

A replica of a Mexican Mission sits in a park in El Paso.

A busy morning in Juarez, Mexico in front of a church

Somewhere between El Paso and Albequerque. There were two cars of Airmen on this trip.

Mountains in the Albequerque, NM area on our return trip to Denver.

One of my airman friends with model plane and the first week we could wear civvies.

Yes folks, it's Bongo taking in the warm rays.

Sometimes harrassment was close to normal, especially when trying to sleep late.

B-47 Bomb-Navigation Systems School 32 weeks, after finishing Basic Electronics School 10 weeks.

Modern school buildings. Lot of training in 3 shifts. I was on the "C" shift school, 6pm to 12 midnight, then we had midnight chow, then sleep till 10am.

Modern school buildings and classrooms.

Some of the new style classrooms at Lowry.

Graduated 19 April 1960. Three weeks earlier we were told the field was overmanned, so half crosstrained to Auto-Pilot School and my half into Weather Equipment School. Off to Chanute AFB, IL.