Class of 1936 Holds Reunion

Class of 1936 Holds Reunion

Class reunions

High schools -- Alumni and alumnae

This newspaper article in The Sylva Herald And Ruralite, dated November 23, 1972, titled “Class Of 1936 Holds Reunion” is part of the Samuel Robert Owens Collection. 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.

Cowan, Mildred

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1972-11-23

Sylva Herald and Ruralite

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Jackson County (N.C.)

4.5" x 13.5"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia