Robert J Owen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Owen family
Object Number - UPL 44325 - Robert J. Owen (photo Owen family)
Shot down on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-39794. Crashed Natrup-Hagen, near Osnabrück, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38200850
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33373275
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34404037
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683212
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
crashed Natrup-Hagen, near Osnabrück, Germany | 11 January 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-39794 |
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Born |
Putnam Co, Indiana | ||
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Buried |
Fillmore, Putnam County, Indiana, USA | Fillmore Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a Buried event and Updated a Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 38023982.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38023982/robert-j.-owen
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1929 / MACR 1929, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial, The Killing Sky pg 48 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database