Carey Owen Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of records, correspondence, stories, outlines, and photos of Carey Owen's military tour in Vietnam, 1968-1970.
Dates
- 1968 - 2019
Biographical / Historical
Carey Milton Owen (1948- ) is a Vietnam Veteran and Auburn University alum. He grew up in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and served in the Vietnam War as a medic with the 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne. He received numerous military awards, including the Bronze Star and Silver Star, for his role during the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Owen went through basic training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, and completed his medic training at Fort Sam Houston... in San Antonio, Texas. He spent a short time at the 94th Evacuation Hospital in Fort Lewis, Washington, before being sent to Vietnam. After returning home, Owen attended Auburn University where he earned a degree in Sociology. From 1974 until his retirement in 2014, he served in various administrative roles, including CEO, with the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama.
See moreExtent
1.0 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Carey Owen Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Wiggins
- Date
- September 19, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu