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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals8
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score114827 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
World War II#486of 924
Landing at Bougainville#1of 1
Robert A. Owens
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IILanding at Bougainville
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Biography
Sergeant Robert Allen Owens was a United States Marine who was killed in action in the Pacific campaign of World War II. He was posthumously awarded his nation's highest military award — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions on his first day in combat at Bougainville. The commanding general of the 3rd Marine Division described Owens' heroism — "Among many brave acts on the beachhead of Bougainville, no other single act saved the lives of more of his comrades or served to contribute so much to the success of the landings."
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts