Account of the USS Canopus written by Capt. E. L. Sackett

Account of the USS Canopus written by Capt. E. L. Sackett

A copy of the account of the exploits of the USS Canopus and her crew written by Capt. E. L. Sackett, USN and forwarded by the Navy Department to Steven J. Owens, father of Samuel Robert 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.

Sackett, E. L. (Earl LeRoy), 1897-1970

Samuel Robert Owens Collection

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

1943-05-12

Baughman, C. C. (Cortlandt Chesterfield), 1884-1976

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Philippines

10.5" x 8"(dimension)

27 pages(pages)

World War II in Southern Appalachia