Frances Elvira Owens to Samuel Robert Owens, January 10, 1942

Frances Elvira Owens to Samuel Robert Owens, January 10, 1942

Letters

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Family

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Health

Sailors

Sailors -- Family allowances

World War, 1939-1945

A letter from Samuel's mother, Frances Elvira Alexander Owens, to Samuel Owens about everyday life. 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, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1942-01-10

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

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This transcription has been provided by WCU student Charlie Worsham, whose annotated version is available at https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=22755

2016-11-21

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Jackson County (N.C.)

Philippines

3 pages(pages)

3.75" x 6.5" - 10.75" x 8.5"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia