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Personal info

Full name
OWEN, Owen Jr
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
Fulton County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
O-1325314
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Vicinity of Best, Noord Brabant, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 4 11

Immediate family

Members
Owen Owen (father)
Janet E. (England) Owen (mother)
Charles Owen (brother)
Jean Owen (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Owen Owen Jr. attended Fulton High School in Atlanta, Georgia.

He was killed while leading a group of men through an artillery barrage. He was hit by a piece of shrapnel and died a few moments later.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, John T. Gerlosky, Bert Vergoossen - Living History Group “Replacements”, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree / 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” Unit History” / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com, Bert Vergoossen - Living History Group “Replacements”