World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Walker Owens
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Aiken, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
HE ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 8, 1941, AND WAS TRAINED AS A BOMBARDIER/NAVIGATOR IN THE AIR FORCE. HE FLEW SOME 110 MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ON ONE OCCASION HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN AND THE CREW FLOATED ON A RAFT IN THE PACIFIC UNTIL RESCUED BY THE AIR FORCE. HE RECEIVED SEVERAL PURPLE HEARTS.