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Owen Edward Mebust

DS Memorial

January 31, 1968

Diplomatic Security
Memorial
Owen Edward Mebust

U.S. Military—Other/Embassy Security Operations
Year of Death: 1968

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.

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