World War II Honoree

Owen Edison Nance

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cottage Grove, Tennessee

Honored By

Daughter

WENT IN ACTIVE DUTY JANUARY 2, 1943 AT FORT OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA. SENT TO CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA 789TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION. SENT TO CAMP SAUGANASH IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND THEN FROM THERE TO 1689TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION. ON TO FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS 1682ND SERVICE UNIT. FROM THERE SENT TO CAMP ELLIS, ILLINOIS 1309TH ENGINEERING GENERAL SERVICE REGIMENT, COMPANY C. THEN TO COMPANY A, 1303RD. BACK TO 1309TH CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TO 11TH CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. THEN 1268TH ENGINEERING COMBAT BATTALION IN CAMP MOXEY, TEXAS. 525TH ENGINEERING COMPANY. THEN CAMP SWIFT TEXAS. THEN CAMP SHANK, NEW YORK. SAILED JANUARY 18, 1945 TO ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. ON THE FRONT LINES IN GERMANY WHEN THE WAR ENDED. SAILED BACK TO UNITED STATES ON JULY 27, 1945 TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THEY DOCKED ON AUGUST 7, 1945. SENT TO CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS ON AUGUST 10, 1945 AND WAS SENT HOME ON AUGUST 11, 1945 FOR A 34 DAY FURLOUGH. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 WAS SENT BACK TO CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS WHERE HE WAS ONLY THERE FOR 3-4 DAYS AND SENT ON TO CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS TO A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL JANUARY 26, 1946. SENT TO FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA WHERE HE WAS DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 31, 1946. DURING THE TIME HE WAS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, HE WAS ASSIGNED MILITARY POLICE DUTY ON TRAINS.