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Home Town Saint George
Date of Passing Jul 25, 2001
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SERGEANT JAMES HAROLD OWENS WAS A FARM HAND LIVING NEAR SAINT GEORGE WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 27 DECEMBER 1943. HE SERVED IN EUROPE WITH COMPANY "A" 774TH MEDIUM TANK BATTALION THROUGH THE WAR AND SEVERAL MONTHS OF OCCUPATION DUTY. ON 22 OCTOBER 1945 SGT OWENS WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN HAAG GERMANY AND RE-ENLISTED IN THE REGULAR ARMY THE VERY NEXT DAY. HE THEN SERVED UNTIL 11 SEPTEMBER 1948 WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY. JAMES OWENS PASSED AWAY IN PORTAGE OHIO ON 25 JULY 2001.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description (Rhineland Campaign 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945) Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.