George Low was born in Hong Kong of Chinese parents on May 19, 1932. As a young boy, he and his family suffered under Japanese occupation during World War II, during which time he served the Chinese resistance movement as a message courier. To avoid the post-war Communist takeover in the region, George and the family immigrated to the US and settled in New York City.

George enlisted in the US Air Force and subsequently gained a commission. Further drawn to aviation, he became an accomplished private pilot, and then in 1959 earned the silver wings of an Air Force navigator at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas. After further training as an electronic warfare officer, he joined the B-52-equipped 93rd Bomb Wing at Castle AFB, California, helping his crew become one of Strategic Air Command's elite.

As the Vietnam War heated up, George determined to do his part against Communism and volunteered repeatedly for duty in Southeast Asia. Turned down continually by SAC, George applied directly to the Air Staff at the Pentagon and finally got his wish.

After training he reported to the 13th Tactical Bomb Squadron, equipped with the B-57 Canberra light bomber at Phan Rang, South Vietnam. He flew numerous combat missions, but on January 21, 1967, he and his pilot, Captain George Grady Cooper, were shot down and killed on a ground attack mission west of Kontum.

He had come to America, lived its dream, and wanted to pay her back. He was a sterling example to all who knew him, and exemplified the spirit of an aviator, and an American.