Maurus C Owens

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22442.jpeg UPL 22442 1st Lt Maurus Charles Owens

This is the correct picture of my father 1st Lt Maurus C Owens (Navigator). He is standing, 2nd from the right. It is believed that the officer standing on the far right is 1st Lt B James Smith (copilot).

Object Number - UPL 22442 - 1st Lt Maurus Charles Owens

Crashed at Orival in B-24 'Wild Pussy' #42-52529, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-692597
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wild-Pussy/Sully's Saloon
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saint Ignatius, MT 59865, USA 1 November 1921

Died

Orival, France 13 August 1944 KIA when his a/c was shot down by flak near the target.

Buried

Plot D Row 35 Grave 11 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium
Missoula, MT, USA 419 West Broadway

Revisions

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Contributordecwriter
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NARA files verified ASN upon entry, DFC, AM w/3 oak leaf clusters and PH (KIA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Roll of Honor
"Officers of Attlebridge" booklet - 466th BG publication 1945

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ContributorJMO44
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Joseph Maurus Owens, son of 1st Lt Maurus Owens, Navigator.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7912 / MACR Warsaw WI / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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