Louis Emil Danfeld to Steven J. Owens and Frances Elvira Owens, October 24, 1945

Louis Emil Danfeld to Steven J. Owens and Frances Elvira Owens, October 24, 1945

Denfeld, Louis E. (Louis Emil), 1891-1972

Letters

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Family

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Health

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

Prisoners of war

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese

A Western Union telegram from Vice Admiral Louis Emil Denfeld, Chief of Naval Personnel, notifying the Owens family of Samuel Owens' liberation. 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.

Denfeld, Louis E. (Louis Emil), 1891-1972

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1945-10-24

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

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

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World War II in Southern Appalachia