Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Dublin Core

Title

Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944

Subject

Bresee, Howard F.
Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Family
Owens, Steven J. (Steven John), 1875-1964
Sailors -- Family allowances
Sailors -- Pay, allowances, etc.
United States. Army -- Records and correspondence
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Postal service
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons

Description

A copy of answers provided by the Prisoner of War Information Bureau from Colonel Howard F. Bresee to Samuel Owens' father, Steven J. Owens. 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.

Creator

Bresee, Howard F.

Source

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1944-05-26

Contributor

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

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

62848
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/62848

Date Created

2016-11-21

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Washington (D.C.)

Extent

4.25" x 9.5" - 12.5" x 8"(dimension)
7 pages(pages)

Is Part Of

World War II in Southern Appalachia

Citation

Bresee, Howard F., “Howard F. Bresee to Steven John Owens, May 26, 1944,” OAI, accessed June 9, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/62848.