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Personal info

Full name
OWEN, James Mason
Date of birth
1 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Henderson County, Texas
Hometown
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38491164
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Louvigny, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 35 13

Immediate family

Members
Bates F. Owen (father)
Sarah (Mallory) Owen (mother)
Annie E. (Buttles) Owen (wife)
Earl D. Owen (son)

More information

Pvt James M. Owen enlisted in Lafayette, Louisianna on 31 December 1943.

He attended 1 year of College and was an attendant before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Texas Birth and Christenings
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