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Tag: World War II veteran Bill Owens

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Veterans recount their service during History Center program

by Reporter Newspaper Staff June 3, 2010

By Martha Nodar World War II veteran Bill Owens remembers enlisting seemed an easy choice. “At 17, I had a choice between working in a farm picking cotton or volunteer to join the U.S. Navy,” Owens said. “The decision was easy.” He recalls his mission aboard the USS Nevada was to help protect smaller ships […]

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