Owens, George Raymond
Title
Owens, George Raymond
Last Name
Owens
First and Middle Name
George Raymond
Nicknames or Other Names
"Tige"
Hometown
Wytheville, VA
Birth Date
9/17/1895
Birthplace
Wytheville, VA
Death Date
12/13/1976
Cause of Death
N/a
Place of Death
Asheville, NC
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Infantry
Rank
Captain
Retired Rank
Retired a Colonel
Postwar Life
Continued to serve
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Files
Collection
Citation
“Owens, George Raymond,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 13, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/147.
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