Stanley Robert Owens

Military
media-39091.jpeg UPL 39091 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 5 March 1944."

Rear L-R: T/Sgt Leo A Chruby, Col Herschel Streit, Lt Jesse R Pitts, Lt Robert J Marcott, Lt Lawrence Kundin, Sgt Raymond W Finicle, Sgt James E Williams, Sgt John E Snell.

Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Mike R Boyovich, Unkn, Unkn, Sgt Lopez, Sgt Stanley Robert Owens.

Object Number - UPL 39091 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 5 March 1944." Rear L-R:...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Flew on B-17 'Penny Ante'. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14077074 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Penny Ante
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Malad City, ID 8 August 1922 Son of Richard Evan and Helen Sarah [Little] Owens.

Enlisted

Idaho, USA 24 October 1942

Died

Malad City, ID 19 April 1963

Buried

Malad City Cemetery, ID 23 April 1963 Malad City Cemetery Malad City, Oneida County, ID

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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