Nevin was the son of Henry and Mabel (Hoffman) Lohr. As a young man he was first refused for military service because he had flat feet. In 1943, after he had finished high school, the Army decided that his flat-feet were not that bad. He was assigned to the Army's 62nd Armored Infantry Battalion, as a machine gun squad. He was captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp in what was then called Czechoslovakia from January 1, 1945 until May 7, 1945. When he came home, he stood 5-feet 11-inches and weighed 120 pounds. He never liked talking much about his POW time, he felt the Germans had it as bad as he did. But he was very proud of his service and he kept all his war memento's in a couple boxes, including his Bronze Star and the World War II Victory Medal. "He was so proud of his service," Duane Lohr said. "When he learned he could get a license plate honoring him as a prisoner of war, he went out first thing and got it." He was a life long member of the American Legion. He passed away at the Hospice of the Upstate and was the first former POW to be buried in the MJ Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery. Nevin is survived by his sons: Larry and wife Gayl Lohr and Duane and wife Dottie Lohr; 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by two daughters: Linda Lohr and Teena Harte.
Nevin was the son of Henry and Mabel (Hoffman) Lohr. As a young man he was first refused for military service because he had flat feet. In 1943, after he had finished high school, the Army decided that his flat-feet were not that bad. He was assigned to the Army's 62nd Armored Infantry Battalion, as a machine gun squad. He was captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp in what was then called Czechoslovakia from January 1, 1945 until May 7, 1945. When he came home, he stood 5-feet 11-inches and weighed 120 pounds. He never liked talking much about his POW time, he felt the Germans had it as bad as he did. But he was very proud of his service and he kept all his war memento's in a couple boxes, including his Bronze Star and the World War II Victory Medal. "He was so proud of his service," Duane Lohr said. "When he learned he could get a license plate honoring him as a prisoner of war, he went out first thing and got it." He was a life long member of the American Legion. He passed away at the Hospice of the Upstate and was the first former POW to be buried in the MJ Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery. Nevin is survived by his sons: Larry and wife Gayl Lohr and Duane and wife Dottie Lohr; 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by two daughters: Linda Lohr and Teena Harte.
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