John L. Hall
Promoted to rear admiral in August 1942, Lowry became executive officer of the Naval Station Great Lakes in November 1942, and subsequently its commander. In February 1943, he became commander of the Moroccan Sea Frontier. He was succeeded Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly as Commander, Landing Craft and Base, North African Waters (COMLANDCRABNAW) on 16 September 1943. On 8 November, he succeeded Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., as commander of the VIII Amphibious Force. He directed the landing at Anzio in January 1944 from his flagship, the command ship . The Army commander, Major General John P. Lucas, opined that "the work of the Navy under his [Lowry's] direction has been one of the outstanding achievements of the operation."