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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James B. Owen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Edenburg, Texas

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21. ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944, IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, HE WAS KILLED WHEN A TORPEDO HIT THE SHIP (SHIP RECEIVED 3 HITS). THE CVE-21 SUNK; SURVIVORS WERE PICKED UP BY DESTROYER ESCORTS TRAVELING WITH THE 21.