Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978 Page: 24
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24I didn't make the bridge. I slid back down the ladder and
eased up against the bulkhead of the captain's quarters, which.
I didn't know at that time,where the captain stayed. And
those bullets was . . .you could see them hitting that grey
deck and going in and ricocheting and bombs popping all
around.
At this stage, I assume that all you're interested in or
noticing is your own wound.
Yes, that I've been hit. So I ease into the captain's quarters,
which was right there, to get out of all these bullets flying
around. The captain had a full-length mirror in there on one
of his doors, and I saw myself in that mirror, and that's when
I nearly passed out. During this time . . . this is right at
the very minute . . . I would say it was in the first three to
five minutes of the attack when this happened.
The captain is not there, I assume.
He's not there. He wasn't there. Then I staggered back out;
I'm still on my feet. I'm still conscious and still on my
feet; I never did lose consciousness.
Do you have very much pain at this stage?
No pain. Just losing blood and feeling kind of weak.
Did it tear a big gash in you or anything of that nature?
It was just like a pencil hole. Actually, what it was was a
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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/m1/26/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.