Hometown: Andersonville, TN
Branch: U.S. Navy
Unit:  USS Meredith (DD-434)
Military Honors: Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: October 15, 1942 - KIA in the Coral Sea, south of San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands 
Age: 21
Conflict: World War II, 1939-1945

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Sources
Details provided by Mr. Bill Caldwell, EM3C Owen’s nephew.
Artist’s rendering by Craig Du Mez, from original photo
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: EM3C John Carol Owen Jr.
Naval History and Heritage Command: H-01102: Forgotten Valor: The Sacrifice of USS Meredith (DD-434)
Naval History and Heritage Command: Meredith II (DD-434)
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Jun. 15, 1940: 18 E.T. Boys Are In The Navy Now
The Knoxville Journal, Dec. 13, 1942: Navy Lists E-T Men Among New Casualties
East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association: John C. Owen Jr.
HonorStates.org: John Carol Owen Jr
Burial Site: Find a Grave