Gla E Owen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAn ME109 collided with B-17G #42-38001 on a mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Shot down by fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-30251 'Piccadilly Queen. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Technical Sergeant Gla E. Owen was born March 19, 1920. His next of kin were his wife, Muriel Owen, his sisters, Mrs. Norman Mabe and Lovala Owen, and his brother, Francis Owen. He was from Fort Dodge, Iowa.
On January 29, 1944, he was serving as a Gunner aboard “Piccadilly Queen,” B-17 tail #42-30251, of the 385th Bomb Group, 549th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Kaiserslautern, Germany.
He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
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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
Aircraft
![Bomber crews of the 385th Bomb Group return to base following a mission, they walk past a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30251) nicknamed "Piccadilly Queen". Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 6 Nov 1943.' [stamp] and '291750.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'US AIR FORCE IN GREAT DAYLIGHT OFFENSIVE ON EUROPE. The great daylight offensive against continues against enemy continues, targets in Germany, France and Belgium being attacked by great format](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380099.jpg.webp?itok=FQF3qJSi)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Queen
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
Ft Dodge, Iowa, USA | 19 March 1920 | Technical Sergeant Gla E. Owen was born March 19, 1920. His next of kin were his wife, Muriel Owen, his sisters, Mrs. Norman Mabe and Lovala Owen, and his brother, Francis Owen. He was from Fort Dodge, Iowa. |
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Buried |
Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium | He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 January 1944 | On January 29, 1944, he was serving as a Gunner aboard “Piccadilly Queen,” B-17 tail #42-30251, of the 385th Bomb Group, 549th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Kaiserslautern, Germany. |
Revisions
Transferred information from duplicate record.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2267, 8th AF Losses
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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database