World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul Alexander Owen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bessemer, Alabama
Honored By
Mary Owen Reynolds
Relationship
Niece
SERVED IN THE 3RD MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON IN THE PHILIPPINES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. PART OF UNIT THAT EVACUATED GENERAL MACARTHUR TO AUSTRALIA. RETURNED TO THE PHILIPPINES, MARCHED AND WAS CAPTURED IN THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. ESCAPED AND FOUGHT WITH RESISTANCE.