- SURNAME
Owen
- FORENAME
Richard E.
- UNIT
506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
20356291
- DATE OF DEATH
6th June 1944
- AGE
30
- GRAVESITE
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery,St Louis,Missouri Section 84 Site 25-31
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Winchester,Frederick County,Virginia
born 18.8.1913 Sandborn,Indiana (as Noel Ernest Owen)
son of George Elvey and Nora (nee Bell) Owen
husband of Ruth Virginia (nee McCann) Owen (married 13.9.1941
Post Office worker in civilian life
entered service 1941 Winchester,Virginia
29 Division October 1942
Ranger Bn,29 Division 1943
injured during training in Scotland
506 PIR summer 1943
KIA near Beuzeville,Normandy
DATE OF DEATH:
06-Jun-1944
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