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'''William Cook Owen''', ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]].
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{{CommUS}} '''William Cook Owen''', (11m July, 1885 – 29 August, 1932) served in the [[United States Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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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 {{EnsUS}} on 6 June, 1910.{{USOfficerReg1913|pp. 44-45}}
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Owen held his first and only command early on, when he served as commanding officer of {{US-1Barry|f=t}} for a few months in 1913.<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/002.htm NavSource]</ref> That same year, he was promoted to the rank of {{LtJGUS}} on 6 June.{{USOfficerReg1914|pp. 46-47}}
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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 {{LieutUS}} on 29 August, 1916, to the temporary rank of {{LCommUS}} on 1 January, 1918, to the permanent rank of {{LCommUS}} on 8 June, 1920, and to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 4 June, 1925.{{USOfficerReg1917|pp. 40-41}}{{USOfficerReg1918|p. 36}}{{USOfficerReg1922|p. 30}}{{USOfficerReg1926|pp. 30-31}}
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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.<ref>''Oakland Tribune'' 1 September, 1932 p. 14.</ref><ref>''San Pedro News-Pilot'' 30 August, 1932 p. 1.</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 8 April 2022

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

  1. Register of Officers, 1913. pp. 44-45.
  2. NavSource
  3. Register of Officers, 1914. pp. 46-47.
  4. Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 40-41.
  5. Register of Officers, 1918. p. 36.
  6. Register of Officers, 1922. p. 30.
  7. Register of Officers, 1926. pp. 30-31.
  8. Oakland Tribune 1 September, 1932 p. 14.
  9. San Pedro News-Pilot 30 August, 1932 p. 1.
  10. Oakland Tribune 1 September, 1932 p. 14.
  11. San Pedro News-Pilot 30 August, 1932 p. 1.