Gordon and Harold Lowe owned the Quick Service Coal Company located and 10th and Hutchins Street. This article from the Portsmouth Times thanks the friends and customers for their patronage and cooperation with their father while they were away in the service during World War II.
The black with white stripes and the letter "T" badges/uniform patches were used to show the rank on their uniforms. T with 3 stripes indicates a WWII Technician Grade 3. These technicians were the same rank and pay as a staff sergeant, but did not have the same authority to issue orders.
The gold pin with 3 stripes was a pin that indicated a grade 3 staff sergeant that went along with the grade 3 technician badge.
The pin to the left with is a marksmanship badge and was earned by soldiers who qualified with a rifle during training. There were 3 levels of qualifications: expert, sharpshooter, or marksman. Marksman was the lowest attainable qualification to be earned out of the 3.
Black and white group photo of (L to R): Harold Lowe, Doug Lowe, Gordon Lowe, and Raymond Leslie. Pictured in front of Lowe's Quick Quick Service Coal Co., 1005-11 Hutchins St.
Black and white photo image of Edgar Pennywitt and Guy Steele. Some damage- tape and peeling. Back written in ink: "it's coke!" Edgar Pennywitt & Guy Steele PHS "66".
Sepia-toned portrait photo of T/SGT (technical sargent) Harold C. Lowe in U.S. Army uniform. Some damage with tape and a small tear on left side. Some foxing.
Sepia-toned class photo of Eden Park 2nd Grade. Teacher; Irene Gregory. Doug Lowe in bottom row, 5th from left. Noted on the back that the teacher is the same teacher his mother had for 3rd grade at Glenwood.
