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Personal info

Full name
OWEN, Allen Curtis "Pete"
Date of birth
1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Mississippi
Hometown
Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
6966425
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 April 1945
Place of death
Bärenrode, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 2 7

Immediate family

Members
Frederick C. Owen (father)
Gertrude A. (Andrews) Owen (mother)
Rosa N. Owen (sister)
James R. Owen (brother)
Edna E. Owen (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Allen C. Owen joined the Regular Army on 16 June 1941.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Yuri Beckers, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees - www.9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Yuri Beckers