Contains the following types of materials: diary, papers. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: World War II -- Pacific. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: 91st coast Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts), Japanese POW Camps in Philippines. General description of the collection: The William H. Owen papers include battery log November 28, 1941 - May 7, 1942, details service at Fort Mills, diary, January 1, 1943 - October 11, 1944, describes imprisonment at Cabanatuan and Las Pinas, Owen was killed on Japanese prison ship, October 24, 1944, while enroute to Japan, reminiscences of three survivors of disaster including earlier incarceration experiences.
