Ray Owen, Ray Owen, and Mary Streeter
Recorded
August 6, 2012
Archived
August 6, 2012
42:25 minutes
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Id:
mby009684
Description
Ray Owen (90) tells his son Ray H. Owen and his daughter Mary Streeter (64) about his time in the service and meeting their mother, Isabelle Mahoney.Subject Log / Time Code
The group would like to dedicate this interview to their mother, Isabel Mahoney.
Ray became interested in the armed forces out of curiosity, and decided to enlist before he was drafted.
While in a training program in Massachusetts, some friends introduced him to Isabel Mahoney. and it was love at first sight.
He was eventually deployed and sent to Pearl Harbor (after "Pearl Harbor").
He remembers receiving a card from Isabel that said: "How can I say yes if you don't ask?"
Ray (son) says that it is important for them to preserve these stories so they know who they are and where they come from.
Participants
- Ray Owen
- Ray Owen
- Mary Streeter