James Everett Lowe was born December 16th, 1893, in Morton County, Kansas. While still a child he moved with his parents to the State of Oklahoma and settled on a farm near Tyrone where he spent the early years of his life under the roof of his parents. When he grew older he changed his residence to Texas, following the occupation of rancher, and after remaining there a few years, moved to Charleston, Nevada, to join his brother, William of that place. On the 28th of September, 1917, he entered the army service as one of Elko Country’s offering of men, but is was not until the 6th of October that he was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, to report. From that time until November 8th, he served in the 67th Company, 17th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade; then he was sent east to join Company L, 161st Infantry, 41st Division. Private Lowe went overseas with the latter unit on December 13th, 1917. He was on military police duty at Brest for two months and afterward went to Gievres for training.

On February 20th, 1918, he was made a Private, First Class, and on June 11th following, was again transferred, going to Company M, 23d Infantry, 2d Division. This transfer brought him into the 2d Division during its offensive in the Marne region. He fought with them at Belleau Wood (June 26th) and at Vaux (July 1st) in part of a succession of battles which cost the 2d over 9,000 casualties. On July 18th, 1918, the division went into the Aisne-Marne Offensive which was to crush the Germans in the deep Marne pocket. By a rapid advance it captured Beaurepaire Farm and Vierzy and drove the furiously resisting enemy before it.

Private, First Class, Lowe was killed in action on the first day of the battle (July 18, 1918). His life was given on a field where the allied divisions took the initiative away from the Germans for the rest of the conflict, for, as General Pershing has said, “the tide of war was definitely turned in favor of the allies.” The soldier’s remains were buried in Grave No. 351, Civilian Cemetery No. 392, Crepy-en-Valois-Orfe. Those who were left to survive the fallen Nevada hero were his parents, W. B. and Cora B. Lowe, R. R. No. 2, Tyrone, Oklahoma, and his brothers and sisters, Thomas A. Lowe, U. S. S. Minneapolis; William and Roy Lowe, Charleston, Nevada; Walter and Annie Lowe, Tyrone. Four of the boys saw service in the war, a noble showing for one family, and in honor of the one who bravely gave his life in battle, the American Legion at Tyrone has given his name to their Legion Post.