World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Howard Owen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Marjorie Owen Borne
Relationship
Wife
SHORTLY AFTER DECEMBER 7, 1941, HE ENTERED PILOT TRAINING, RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION IN APRIL 1943 AND WAS SENT TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC FOR COMBAT DUTY WITH THE 35TH FIGHTER GROUP. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN NEAR LAE, NEW GUINEA OCTOBER 27, 1943, LISTED MISSING IN ACTION UNTIL DECEMBER 14, 1945 WHEN DECLARED DEAD.