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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bennie G. Owens

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Parsons, Kansas

Honored By

Survivors of USS Block Island CVE-21

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Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE FIRST CLASS (HOSPITAL CORPSMAN). WHEN CVE-106 WAS DISPATCHED TO RESCUE THE PRISONERS OF WAR ON THE ISLAND OF FORMOSA, HE WENT ASHORE WITH THE MARINES TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE SPENT 6 YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY WITH OVER 4 YEARS DURING WWII.