Hershel Owen

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Taylorville, IL


County:
Ransom

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    CMA3
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Naval Air Station, St. Trojan
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Sept. 20, 1918.

Buried in France cemetery.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2465 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ransom county. Born, Taylorville, Ill., May 23, 1898, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in the Navy at Lisbon on June 2, 1917. Home awaiting orders, to Aug. 22, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Dec. 18, 1917; Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa., to Jan. 14, 1918; Navy Air Station, Pauillac, France, to March 2, 1918; Naval Air Station, St. Trojan, to death. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 121 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 273 days; Carpenter's Mate 3rd Class, Aviation, 81 days.