Samuel Robert Owens to Guy F. Hull, April 22, 1936

Samuel Robert Owens to Guy F. Hull, April 22, 1936

Hull, Guy F.

Letters

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

United States. Navy -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

A letter from Samuel Owens to Guy F. Hall at the U.S. Navy recruiting station in Asheville, N.C. with an update on Owens' application for enlistment. 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

1936-04-22

Hull, Guy F.

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letters (correspondence)

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2016-11-21

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Jackson County (N.C.)

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia