Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
D-Day+7, Western Europe 1944-45

Bill Owens (1920 - 2013) was born in Hanna, Alberta. He enlisted in March 1941 and was sent overseas in June 1941. He trained in England until 1944, and arrived in Normandy one week after D-Day. He served in the battle zone through France and Belgium supporting mechanical transport until the end of the war.