Jake Owen and his wife, Helen. The couple celebrates their 78th anniversary in July. A World War II veteran, Jake celebrates his 100th birthday next month and plans to spend it with friends on a Florida golf course.
Jake Owen and a fellow seaman throw a wreath overboard the U.S.S. New Jersey in honor of those who died during World War II. Owen fought in the war aboard the battleship, which was newly christened.
The U.S.S. New Jersey fires. Jake Owen, who was aboard the ship during World War II, said, “It’s the best ship ever built because after seeing 11 major battles, it brought me safely home.”
Jake Owen, who fought in World War II aboard the U.S.S. New Jersey, makes a speech in her honor.
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Jake Owen returned from World War II to marry his bride, Helen. They will be married 78 years in July.
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Jake Owen and his wife, Helen. The couple celebrates their 78th anniversary in July. A World War II veteran, Jake celebrates his 100th birthday next month and plans to spend it with friends on a Florida golf course.
Jake Owen and a fellow seaman throw a wreath overboard the U.S.S. New Jersey in honor of those who died during World War II. Owen fought in the war aboard the battleship, which was newly christened.
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The U.S.S. New Jersey fires. Jake Owen, who was aboard the ship during World War II, said, “It’s the best ship ever built because after seeing 11 major battles, it brought me safely home.”
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Jake Owen is former president of the Elizabethtown Shrine Club.
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Jake Owen fought in World War II aboard the U.S.S. New Jersey.
Having fought in World War II, established a successful business and created countless meaningful friendships, Jake Owen, a native of Fairdale, plans to celebrate his 100th birthday next month in Florida playing golf with his friends.
“I had a good time in Florida,” he said. “Before moving back up here two and a half years ago, we lived there for 35 years and made friends from all over the country down there.”
