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Personal info

Full name
OWENS, Arnold Kermit
Date of birth
13 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina
Hometown
Wilson County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34670475
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
East of Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 8 57

Immediate family

Members
Alfred C. Owens (father)
Margaret B. Owens (mother)
Naomi L. Owens (sister)
Alfred L. Owens (brother)
Nina B. Owens (sister)
Viola E. Owens (sister)

More information

Pfc Arnold K. Owens graduated from Coon High School in 1942 and was a flame cutter.
He enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on 25 March 1943 and was sent overseas in September 1944.
Pfc Owens is remembered at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson, North Carolina with a memorial marker.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com, Coon High School 1942, Wilson Daily Times, Wilson, NC (3 August 1995, WWII Edition)