Jack Henry Owen
MilitaryLt 381st BG, 532nd BS
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May - July 1943. Pilot, Owen, J crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29976 'Sad Sack' after attempted bombardment mission #12 on Hamburg, Germany (target: Focke-Wulf factory from 29 or 30,000 FT). MACR 128. Plane crashed near the Elbe River north east of Hamburg due to anti-aircraft fire to #3 engine and structural damage. Lead plane in third element before leaving formation. All crew bailed out. He suffered a back injury falling from a tree. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA. Liberated May 1945. Served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
Cynthiana, Kentucky
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36057922
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734504
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39185046
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38178252
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 January 1920 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
26 July 1943 - 3 August 1943 | Dulag Luft | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 5 August 1943 - 27 January 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 3 February 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Stalag VIIA |
Died |
10 January 2003 | ||
Based Prisoner of War |
Ridgewell | 25 July 1943 | |
Buried |
Cynthiana, KY 41031, USA | Battle Grove Cemetery Cynthiana, KY |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event and S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Removed extraneous info from Role field.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 128, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 128 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database