World War II Honoree

Chester Creighton Owen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Leesville, Louisiana

Honored By

Charles

Relationship

Son

SERVED 3 YEARS, 1942-45, WORKING MOSTLY AS AN ATTENDANT AT MILITARY HOSPITALS, IN FORT HOOD AND CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS. ONE OF 3 IN HIS BASIC TRAINING PLATOON HELD BACK FOR DUTY IN THE STATES, DUE, WE ARE TOLD, TO THE FACT HE HAD FLAT FEET. SERVED HONORABLY AND TREASURED THE FACT HE WAS A VETERAN. LIVED WITH GRIEF FOR HIS ENTIRE LIFE, HOWEVER, AS HE TRULY WANTED TO SERVE IN THE OVERSEAS CAMPAIGNS. TRUE PATRIOT AND HELD HIS SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY DURING WWII AS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS LIFE. DIED IN NOVEMBER 2002.