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NH 106358 Sergeant Robert A. Owens, USMC

Photo #: NH 106358 Sergeant Robert A. Owens, USMC
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Title: Sergeant Robert A. Owens, USMC
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 234. Robert A. Owens was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with a Marine Division in action against Japanese forces at Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands on 1 November 1943. When the advance of his unit was threatened by a well-camouflaged enemy 75 millimeter gun, he took the initiative to save his fellow Marines. Covered by fire from his comrades, Sergeant Owens charged directly into the point of fire. He entered the emplacement and drove out the enemy troops, who were killed by the other Marines, but was himself mortally wounded while silencing this important enemy weapon. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 106358
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