Owens, Nathaniel Albert
OWENS
Posted By: Von Mings Stachon (email)
Date: 4/7/2007 at 17:28:30
Owens, Nathaniel Albert
Iowa Falls, IA
Serial No: 4003379
Born: Apr 12, 1888
Parents: Henry Abner and Eloisa Jaqua Owens
Entered Army: July 24, 1918, Inf.
Training in US: Camp Gordon, GA
Left for Overseas: Hoboken, NJ on Aug. 1918 and arrived Brest, France, Sept. 1918. Assigned 1st Div., 18th Inf. Co. I. Sent to Hqs. on detached service with Stokes Mortar Hqs. Co.
Engagements: In the beginning of the siege on Sedan; under 72 hoursŐ barrage in Argonne Forest.
Wounded: Gassed at Sedan
Hospitalized Overseas: Base Hospital 58, Remaucourt, France, evening of Nov. 11, 1918, until Christmas time. Flu soon after landing in France, and pneumonia after being gassed.
Medals-Ribbons: Citation for gallantry, especially meritorious services, and being wounded in action.
Returned to US: from Brest, France
Discharged: Camp Dodge, IA, Apr 22, 1919. Rating: Pvt.
Months in Service: In US, 1; overseas, 8
Present Occupation: None; invalid
(Veteran data included here was generously provided by the American Legion Kubik-Finch Post #142, Traer, IA; data gathered by the Legion about 1948.)
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