Harry D. Gault to Frances Elvira Owens, August 24, 1942

Harry D. Gault to Frances Elvira Owens, August 24, 1942

Bombing, Aerial

Families

Gault, Harry D. (Harry Davidson), Jr., 1918-2008

Letters

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995

Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995 -- Health

Sailors

World War, 1939-1945

A letter from Harry D. Gault, USN to Frances Elvira Owens notifying Samuel Owens' family of Samuel's condition and situation. 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.

Gault, Harry D. (Harry Davidson), Jr., 1918-2008

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1942-08-24

Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965

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letters (correspondence)

eng

Text

62858

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This transcription has been provided by WCU student Diana E. New, whose annotated version is available at https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=22756

2016-11-21

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Manila (Philippines)

Philippines

4 pages(pages)

4.25" x 9.5" - 9.75" x 8"(dimension)

World War II in Southern Appalachia