
Robert A. Owens
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 81 years ago |
Date of birth | September 13,1920 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Greenville |
South Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 1,1943 |
Died | Bougainville Island |
Papua New Guinea | |
Battles and wars | Battle of Empress Augusta Bay |
Bougainville | |
Allegiance | United States |
Job | Disc jockey |
Singer | |
Record producer | |
Songwriter | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Navy Cross | |
Place of burial | Manila American Cemetery; |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1714742 |
Robert A. Owens Life story
Sergeant Robert Allen Owens was a United States Marine who was killed in action in the Pacific campaign of World War II. He was posthumously awarded his nation's highest military award — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions on his first day in combat at Bougainville.