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S2 Thomas Gilbert Owens Veteran

Birth
Madison County, Indiana, USA
Death
11 Dec 1944 (aged 18)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
Memorial ID
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OWENS, THOMAS GILBERT, Seaman Second Class (no. 2935362), USS Reid, US Navy Reserve, †11/12/1944
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Thomas Owens, 233 S. Main St., Pendleton, Ind.
KIA on USS Reid

USS REID (DD-369)
On December 11th, 1944, Japanese planes attack resupply convoy of 13 LSMs and LCIs, bound for Ormoc Bay. Destroyer Reid (DD-369) is sunk by kamikaze off Leyte.
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Thomas Gilbert Owens was the son of Frederick T & Bessie S. (Kirkendall) Owens. He enlisted in Indianapolis IN. He was one of 8 children born to Fred & Bessie.
OWENS, THOMAS GILBERT, Seaman Second Class (no. 2935362), USS Reid, US Navy Reserve, †11/12/1944
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Thomas Owens, 233 S. Main St., Pendleton, Ind.
KIA on USS Reid

USS REID (DD-369)
On December 11th, 1944, Japanese planes attack resupply convoy of 13 LSMs and LCIs, bound for Ormoc Bay. Destroyer Reid (DD-369) is sunk by kamikaze off Leyte.
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Thomas Gilbert Owens was the son of Frederick T & Bessie S. (Kirkendall) Owens. He enlisted in Indianapolis IN. He was one of 8 children born to Fred & Bessie.

Inscription

OWENS THOMAS G - SEAMAN 2C - USNR - INDIANA


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  • Maintained by: IrishEyes
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56762632/thomas_gilbert-owens: accessed ), memorial page for S2 Thomas Gilbert Owens (15 Aug 1926–11 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56762632, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).