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Personal info

Full name
OWEN, Robert Jarratt Jr
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Tennessee
Hometown
Davidson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
O-667542
Rank
Captain
Function
Pilot
Unit
555th Bombardment Squadron,
386th Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Near Morscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 15 52

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Owen (father)
Ruth A. Owen (mother)
Nancy R. (Hill) Owen (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
41-31613
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Son of Satan
Destination: St. Wendel, Germany
Mission: Boming of storage dumps
MACR: 10466

More information

Capt Robert J. Owen Jr. volunteered for the US Army in Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 26 February 1942. He was a architect. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in France, where he was serving. A graduate of Castle Heights Military Academy, he was attending Vanderbilt University when he entered the service.
1st Lt George W. Peterson:
I saw flak coming up and aircraft 613 received a direct hit in the right engine which tore part of the wing away but left the engine intact. The plane started to spin out of formation almost at once and after losing approximately 5,000 feet, I saw two persons leave the ship. Later I saw two chutes open, so I feel sure two persons got out safely. I did not see the plane anymore, but my radioman reported that it crashed and exploded. Five crewmembers were KIA and one was taken POW.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Alli Long Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S, www.newspapers.com - The Tennessean, Vanderbilt University 1942