World War II Honoree

Langley Owsley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bulan, Kentucky

Honored By

Alison Haught

Relationship

Granddaughter

SERVED FROM 1943-1947. AS PFC IN THE 39TH SQUADRON HE LOADED PLANES WITH AMUNITION -WOULD GO ON AIR STRIKES AND SIT MANNING A MACHINE GUN IN THE BODY OF THE PLANE. AFTER RECEIVING TWO BATTLE STARS WAS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL. IN APRIL 1945 A GERMAN SOLDIER WAS CAPTURED IN THE BLACK FOREST ON HIS WATCH AND BROUGHT BACK TO CAMP. AFTER THE WAR ENDED HE WAS APART OF A SECURITY GROUP THAT PROTECTED THE UNUSED BOMBS DURING CLEAN-UP IN FRANCE. FRENCHMEN WOULD TRY TO STEAL THE PARACHUTES FROM THE CRATES. HE WAS ALSO APART OF THE CLEAN-UP ON OMAHA AND NORMANDY BEACHES. IN 1944, STERLING BOLEN, FIRST COUSIN, FOUGHT AT NORMANDY BEACH AND SURVIVED ONLY TO BE KILLED TWO DAYS LATER BY A SNIPER.