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West Gate
Entering Lowry from the West Gate. A busy place. |
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HQ Building
Unique architecture encompases the Base Headquarters at Lowry AFB. |
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HQ Building
Side view of Hq Building |
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HQ Buildings
Another view of HQ buildings. |
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F-84 Thunderjet
Entrance to Lowry featured this jet fighter of the Korean War. |
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Chapel #4 at Lowry 2
This was the typical Chapel at Lowry built at the time of the WWII barracks. |
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Catholic Chapel
This chapel was set up with altar for Catholic services. |
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Arnold Hall
Here is the recreation hall where dances and other entertainment too place. A popular place for us Airmen who didn't have a car. |
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School Dorms
The nicer of the school dormitories. We were in the barracks not these dorms. |
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Lowry From A Distance
View of Lowry 2 from Lowry 1 |
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Hangar & Guardhouse
A close enough view of the guardhoude with hangar to left. |
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Barracks at Lowry
WWII barracks at Lowry 2. Coal fired furnaces and open bay barracks. Sept '59. I voluntered to be a furnace fireman. Best duty. |
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My Barracks
My 1st barracks (3rd one) for 2 weeks of 2nd phase basic training (classroom work & movies). |
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Me, Airman Basic
A no striper in second phase basic training and ready for basic electronics school. |
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GI Party
Having just moved into these barracks, and being empty so long, we have to get them in shape. |
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Barracks Cleanup
Hard work going on inside preparing the long unused barracks for our use. Lots of floor polish. |
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Polishing Brass
A daily chore keeping all that chrome and brass polished. |
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A Break
Airmen enjoy horseplay and act it up for the camera. Notice the hats formed with heavy starch and #2 cans. |
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Open Bay Barracks
Typical WWII open bay barracks that we lived in at Lowry. (Picture by Bob O.) |
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At Attention
Typical toilets at WWII barracks at Lowry. (Picture by Bob O.) |
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Barracks Buddies
Close friends from Basic Training whose names are now elusive after 50 years. |
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Smoke Break
A smoke break at a time when it was really needed, which was often. |
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Sunset at Lowry
One of the rich red sunsets viewed from the barracks. |
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Mail Line
Line forms for the daily, anxiously awaited mail delivery. Letters were always welcomed. |
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Reading Letters
I'm reading a long awaited letter from home. |
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Pass in Review
Saturday morning parades were commom during Phase II Basic Training. DI at right looks on. |
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Parade Formations
Marching and passing in review meant waiting at attention in the sun was done for the day. |
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DI & Friends
Fellow airmen from my flight pose with our Drill Instructor. |
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Acting Cool
Me in front of the camera again.... |
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Going To Town
Denver that is...... How we looked forward to the weekends to take the bus downtown or cruise the drag East Colfax Ave in Denver. |
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It's Only Me
It's me in my PT shorts posing for animal crackers. |
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Motley Crew
There were many actors bunked in this active barracks. |
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Elvis?
Me doing I don't know what, maybe.... an Elvis impersonation? Am I cool? |
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Going to town?
Two friends and I are ready for a night in Denver. At that time we still had to wear uniforms to go off base. |
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Larger & Newer Dorms
These were the real nice barracks for the other armament schools. I never got to move into one though. |
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View from Barracks
From the second floor fire escape you could see the Rockies in the distance, looking West. |
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Dressed In Civies
Getting back to a normal mindset with civilian clothes to go to town. |
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A Little Snow
August 31, '59 after a little overnight snow and an 85 degree day. |
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Snowman
We're on the way to making a snowman or a big snowball. |
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Christmas Tree
Squadron tree outside the orderly room. |
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Barracks Too!
Here's Santa coming down our chimney with gifts for all those good Airmen. |
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Santa Himself
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Clause. |
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To El Paso
Four days off at New Years gave us a chance to travel to El Paso, Tx and Juarez, Mexico. |
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Somewhere in New mexico
Nice views on way to El Paso. |
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Aztec Calendar
A stone replica sculpture of the Aztec calendar sits protected in El Paso. |
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Mission Model
A replica of a Mexican Mission sits in a park in El Paso. |
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Juarez Church
A busy morning in Juarez, Mexico in front of a church |
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Lost!
Somewhere between El Paso and Albequerque. There were two cars of Airmen on this trip. |
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The Road Home
Mountains in the Albequerque, NM area on our return trip to Denver. |
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In Civvies
One of my airman friends with model plane and the first week we could wear civvies. |
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It's Bongo
Yes folks, it's Bongo taking in the warm rays. |
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Trying to Sleep
Sometimes harrassment was close to normal, especially when trying to sleep late. |
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Armament School
B-47 Bomb-Navigation Systems School 32 weeks, after finishing Basic Electronics School 10 weeks. |
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School Entrance
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. |
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School Buildings
Modern school buildings and classrooms. |
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New Classrooms
Some of the new style classrooms at Lowry. |
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Graduation Class
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. |
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