Robert J Owen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 44325
Robert J. Owen (photo Owen family)
Owen family
Shot down on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-39794. Crashed Natrup-Hagen, near Osnabrück, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678182
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6959404
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680043
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31125144
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11055722
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
crashed Natrup-Hagen, near Osnabrück, Germany | 11 January 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-39794 |
Born |
Putnam Co, Indiana | ||
Buried |
Fillmore, Putnam County, Indiana, USA | Fillmore Cemetery |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a Buried event and Updated a Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 38023982.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38023982/robert-j.-owen
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1929 / MACR 1929, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial, The Killing Sky pg 48 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database