Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978 Page: 16
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Marcello:But at that time, did you fully think that it might possibly
be Japanese?
Yes, we did, because there was quite a bit of talk about the
Japs and their motives and what-have-you. That was my belief
along with the fellows that I associated with on the ship
there. It's possible that that was what that was--Japs out
there.
But I gather, without putting words in your mouth, that you and
your shipmates were still not thinking in terms of a Japanese
attack at Pearl Harbor?
That's right. Absolutely.
Do you know approximately how far from Pearl Harbor you might
have been when those lights were detected?
It was on a Friday night, and Saturday morning early we entered
the Harbor, so we weren't too far out. Being, of course, a third
class storekeeper and not a quartermaster, I couldn't say.
Let me ask you a question here that might help clear up some-
thing that I heard from another individual that I interviewed
who had been aboard the Neosho. I've heard it said that when
the Neosho entered Pearl Harbor the next day, and especially
when it went through the submarine net or when the submarine
net had been drawn back, that there was a scraping sound as
though the Neosho were passing over some submerged object in
the water. And later on, scuttlebutt had it that it possibly
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Lowe, John, Jr. Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978, text, August 7, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529186/m1/18/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.