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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Elmo Laurel Owens

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fairfax, Virginia

Honored By

Green Valley Camera Club WWII Veterans Project

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Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS A WAIST GUNNER ON SEVEN B-17 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN ON THE SEVENTH MISSION. HE WAS A POW FOR 15 MONTHS. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE AIR MEDAL, THE PURPLE HEART, THE POW MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.