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OWEN, David Charles - Date of
birth
23 January 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Oriskany, Oneida County, New York -
Hometown
Augusta, Oneida County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31468799 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 20 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert H. Owen (father)
Katherine L. Owen (mother)
Edwin R. Owen (brother)
Gilbert E. Owen (brother)
More information
Pfc David C. Owen attended high school for four years and was employed as a production worker at A.S. Campel Company in Boston, Massachusetts before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 2 June 1944.He was severely wounded in action on 31 March 1945.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Vincent