Gilbert T. Owens

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Grant

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
233rd Engineer Combat Battalion

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Biography:

born Fail River County, SD 29 Jun 13; resident Grant County, ND; entered AUS Ft Logan, Colorado 25 Aug 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 6 Dec 44 Leyte, PI; buried in Plot D, Row 4, Grave 258, Manila, Pl.