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Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

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Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Famous memorial Veteran

Original Name
Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe
Birth
Jefferson, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
16 Jan 1913 (aged 80)
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1854172, Longitude: -118.149437
Plot
Royal Oak, Lot 761, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Aeronaut. He was a pioneer in hot air balloon aviation. During the Civil War he used his hot air balloons to do aerial reconnaissance for the Union Army (Chief Aeronaut, Union Army Balloon Corps), the first time aerial reconnaissance was ever utilized for military purposes in world history.
Aeronaut. He was a pioneer in hot air balloon aviation. During the Civil War he used his hot air balloons to do aerial reconnaissance for the Union Army (Chief Aeronaut, Union Army Balloon Corps), the first time aerial reconnaissance was ever utilized for military purposes in world history.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 26, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11868/thaddeus_s_c-lowe: accessed ), memorial page for Thaddeus S. C. Lowe (20 Aug 1832–16 Jan 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11868, citing Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.