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Owen Edward Mebust
SP4 Owen Edward Mebust , U.S. Army, died on January 31, 1968, defending U.S. Embassy Saigon during a Viet Cong attack. His hometown is Manhattan Beach, California. U.S. Government image Back to DSS Memorial

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