Randall Jacobs to Steven J. Owens, May 12, 1942

Randall Jacobs to Steven J. Owens, May 12, 1942

Jacobs, Randall, 1886-1967

Letters

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Family

Owens, Steven J. (Steven John), 1875-1964

Sailors

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons

A Western Union telegram from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation in the U.S. Navy to Steven J. Owens notifying the Owens family that his son, Samuel Owens is missing in action. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service.

Jacobs, Randall, 1886-1967

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1942-05-12

Owens, Steven J. (Steven John), 1875-1964

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letters (correspondence)

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Philippines

10" x 8"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia