World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Irvin 'Skeeter' Kenneth Owen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Petersberg, Virginia
Honored By
Amy K. Owen
Relationship
Granddaughter
PILOT IN WWII. IN 1940, HE JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND FOUGHT WITH THE BRITISH, THEN JOINED UP AFTER PEARL HARBOR. HE DESCRIBED FLYING OVER THE SAHARA AND SEEING THE TANK TRACKS IN THE SAND.