Frances Elvira Owens to Samuel Robert Owens, June 29, 1945

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HL_MSS16-05_1_07_002_a

Frances Elvira Owens to Samuel Robert Owens, June 29, 1945

HL_MSS16-05_1_07_002_b

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Details
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS16-05_1_07_002_b
Transcript

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Description

A prisoner of war post from Samuel's mother, Frances Elvira Owens, to Samuel Owens about everyday life. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II. He was a member of the crew of the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9), which was actively involved in the defense of the Bataan peninsula until the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. The majority of the crew of USS Canopus, including Owens, were captured by the Japanese at Corregidor, and became prisoners of war. Owens remained a POW until the end of the war and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service.
Details
- Creator
  - Owens, Frances Elvira, 1879-1965
- Contributor
  - Owens, Samuel Robert, 1918-1995
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1945-06-29
  - Date digitized: 2016-11-21
- Extent
  - Dimension: 13" x 5.5"
  - Pages: 2 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Jackson County (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Samuel Robert Owens Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS16-05_1_07_002
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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