Samuel Robert Owens to Frances Elvira Owens and Steven J. Owens, November 11, 1942

Samuel Robert Owens to Frances Elvira Owens and Steven J. Owens, November 11, 1942

Letters

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Family

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

Prisoners of war

Sailors

World War, 1939-1945

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

A letter from Samuel Owens to his parents 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, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1942-11-11

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

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

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letters (correspondence)

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2016-11-21

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Philippines

3 pages(pages)

4" x 7.5" - 10.5" x 7.25"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia