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Owens, James Harold, Sgt.
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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/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1945
Description (Ardennes Alsace Campaign 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945) During their offensive in the Ardennes the Germans drove into Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a great bulge in the line. For some time the weather was bad, but when it cleared the Allies could send their planes to assist their ground forces by bombing and strafing the enemy’s columns, dropping paratroops and supplies, and interdicting the enemy’s lines of communications. By the end of January 1945 the lost ground had been regained and the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German offensive, was over.
