World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
R. E. Edwin Owen
Hometown
Somerville, Alabama
Honored By
Phyllis J. K. Owens
Relationship
Grand Niece
WORKED AS A CIVIL SERVANT AT REDSTONE ARSENAL IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA ON ONE OF THE MUSTARD GAS LINES. DUE TO HIS EXPOSURE TO MUSTARD GAS, HE SUFFERED BREATHING PROBLEMS ALL OF HIS LIFE AFTER WORKING THERE.