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John H Owings Jr. 1917 - 1942

John Hall Owings Jr. of Howard County, Maryland United States was born on November 23, 1917, and died at age 24 years old on May 26, 1942 in Philippines. John Owings was buried at Baltimore National Cemetery in Baltimore.

John Hall Owings Jr.
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Howard County, Maryland United States
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November 23, 1917
Howard County, Maryland, United States
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May 26, 1942
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    A veteran of World War II, John H. Owings Jr. served in the United States Air Force with the 23rd Bomb Squadron. John Owings Jr. was captured in the Philippine Islands, survived the Bataan Death March, and died in prison as a prisoner of war.
  • 11/23
    1917

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    November 23, 1917
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    Howard County, Maryland United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33062899 Enlisted: June 23, 1941 in Richmond Virginia Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men)

  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Mechanics And Repairmen, Motor Vehicles

  • Personal Life & Family

    John Hall Owings Jr was born to John Hall Owings and Mary Eleanor Owings.
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    1942

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    May 26, 1942
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    Philippines
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    Baltimore National Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland 21228, United States
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In 1917, in the year that John H Owings Jr. was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1922, at the age of just 5 years old, John was alive when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. on May 30th. More than 35,000 people attended the dedication including Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, and many Union and Confederate veterans - although the audience was segregated. The Memorial took 10 years to complete.
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Other Owings Family Biographies

Owings, Leone (Mar 6, 1907 - Oct 28, 1995) Owings, Janet (Sep 6, 1918 - Nov 23, 2008) Owings, Lillian (Jun 16, 1932 - Sep 1, 2004) Owings, Mary (Jul 9, 1918 - Dec 22, 2009) Owings, Michael (Feb 16, 1984 - Aug 25, 2003) Owings Iii, Edmond (Dec 24, 1952 - Oct 2, 2001) Owings, Alice (Jan 14, 1919 - Sep 28, 2010) Owings, Mildred (Jun 7, 1936 - Jan 1986) Owings, Marie (Apr 7, 1961 - Oct 17, 2008) Owings, Phyllis (Feb 9, 1932 - Aug 24, 2009)
Owings, Vivian (Feb 22, 1931 - Feb 3, 1995) Owings, Carolene (Mar 7, 1902 - Aug 4, 1999) Owings, Patsy (Feb 24, 1920 - Apr 1992) Owings, Clarence (Nov 4, 1893 - Sep 1962) Owings Jr, Bryan (Apr 24, 1934 - Oct 1, 1998) Owings, Ethel (Dec 5, 1906 - Jul 2, 1994) Owings, Bryan (Aug 14, 1906 - Aug 1985) Owings, Boyd (Sep 23, 1898 - Jul 1984) Owings, Dorothy (Aug 2, 1905 - Jan 8, 1997) Owings, Albin (Apr 2, 1901 - Dec 1977)
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