Joshua Dow was born in Newburyport Mass, on November 17, 1995. He was raised in Exeter N.H for the majority of his teenage life. He then moved to Derry, NH, graduating from Pinkerton Academy in 2014 and enlisting in the US Army as an Airborne Ranger. He was stationed into Fort Benning, Georgia.

Joshua deployed to Afghanistan for six months and served as a Anti-Tank gunner in 3/75 for two years and OPFOR for RSLC for the other two years that he served. He was discharged in December 2018 after completing his four-year enlistment.