Background
Owens, Ray L. was born on April 7, 1891 in Chillicothe, Missouri, United States. Son of David and Mary Margaret (Dryer) Owens.
Owens, Ray L. was born on April 7, 1891 in Chillicothe, Missouri, United States. Son of David and Mary Margaret (Dryer) Owens.
Student Moore’s Normal School, Chillicothe, Missouri, 1908-1910, Northwestern State Normal, Alva, Oklahoma, 1911. Graduate Air Service Pilots Schools, 1921, Air Service Observation School, 1921, Air Corps Tactical School, 1935, Command and General staff schedul, 1938. Rated command pilot, combat observer.
Teacher in public schools, 1912-1917. Served with United States Army, June 10, 1917 to August 23, 1919. Second in command Lieutenant, Air Service, United States Army, September 21, 1920, and advanced through the grades to brigadier general, December 4, 1942.
Club: Army and Navy (Manila, Philippine Islands).
Married Ada Louise Belt, January 25, 1919. Children: Ada Louise (wife of Captain.