George Glenn Owen

Military

He flew to England in 1942 on the B-17 41-24487 'Eager Beaver'. He was Communications Chief, which oversaw the work of all of the radio, teletype and other personnel working on communications equipment, etc.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: He taught at Haskell Indian University Lawrence KS where he was honoured as 'Teacher of the Year'.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An airman of the 306th Bomb Group with the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24487) nicknamed "Eager Beaver".
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eager Beaver
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mill Grove, Missouri 22 February 1916 Son of Jesse Olin and Cecile M [Mc Hargue] Owen.

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, MO 20 May 1941 Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

Other

Discharged USAAF

11 September 1945 Honourable discharge

Died

Cotter, AR 7 December 1996

Buried

Baxter Memorial Gardens Mountain Home, Baxter County, AR 11 December 1996 Baxter Memorial Gardens Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas

Based

Thurleigh Assigned to 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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306th Echoes April '97

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.

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ContributorAAM
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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition/daughter, First Over Germany pg. 23 & 72, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia