William Cook Owen
Commander William Cook Owen, (11m July, 1885 – 29 August, 1932) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Owen was born in North Carolina and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1908. He was commissioned Ensign on 6 June, 1910.[1]
Owen held his first and only command early on, when he served as commanding officer of destroyer Barry for a few months in 1913.[2] That same year, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 6 June.[3]
The rest of his carer saw a mix of sea and shore duty, with a focus on Engineering assignments. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 August, 1916, to the temporary rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 January, 1918, to the permanent rank of Lieutenant Commander on 8 June, 1920, and to the rank of Commander on 4 June, 1925.[4][5][6][7]
Owen's final assignment was as Manager of the Charleston Navy Yard in 1932. Suffering from illness, he died aboard a train near Selma, North Carolina while en-route to the Naval Hospital in Washington, DC.[8][9]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard Hill |
Captain of U.S.S. Barry 22 Mar, 1913 – 14 Jun, 1913 |
Succeeded by Charles S. Keller |
| Preceded by Alfred W. Atkins |
Manager, Navy Yard, Charleston Feb, 1932 – 29 Aug, 1932[10][11] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. pp. 44-45.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. pp. 46-47.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 40-41.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. p. 30.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. pp. 30-31.
- ↑ Oakland Tribune 1 September, 1932 p. 14.
- ↑ San Pedro News-Pilot 30 August, 1932 p. 1.
- ↑ Oakland Tribune 1 September, 1932 p. 14.
- ↑ San Pedro News-Pilot 30 August, 1932 p. 1.
