Maurus C Owens
Military ROLL OF HONOURThis is the correct picture of my father 1st Lt Maurus C Owens (Navigator). He is standing, 2nd from the right. It is believed that the officer standing on the far right is 1st Lt B James Smith (copilot).
Crashed at Orival in B-24 'Wild Pussy' #42-52529, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692597
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wild-Pussy/Sully's Saloon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Saint Ignatius, MT 59865, USA | 1 November 1921 | |
Died |
Orival, France | 13 August 1944 | KIA when his a/c was shot down by flak near the target. |
Buried |
Plot D Row 35 Grave 11 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium | ||
Missoula, MT, USA | 419 West Broadway |
Revisions
NARA files verified ASN upon entry, DFC, AM w/3 oak leaf clusters and PH (KIA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
466th BG Roll of Honor
"Officers of Attlebridge" booklet - 466th BG publication 1945
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7912 / MACR Warsaw WI / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database