World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Edwin Owen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Milo, Maine
Honored By
Robert Owen
Relationship
Son
HE SERVED ON THE USS TEXAS, WHICH PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE INVASIONS OF MOROCCO AND SICILY. HE LATER WAS DAMAGE CONTROL OFFICER ON THE USS TENNESSEE AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT, DURING WHICH THE USS TENNESSEE WAS HIT BY A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE PLANE.