Samuel Robert Owens to Mrs. Steven J. Owens, November 27, 1945

Samuel Robert Owens to Mrs. Steven J. Owens, November 27, 1945

Letters

Military leaves and furloughs

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Family

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Health

Sailors -- United States

United States. Navy -- Promotions

A Western Union telegram from Samuel Owens to his mother, Mrs. Steven J. Owens (Frances Elvira Alexander Owens), notifying family of his well-being, 90-day leave, and his rank of chief. 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.

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1945-11-27

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

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World War II in Southern Appalachia