Roll of Honor
Marvin Robert Owen
Incident
Private First Class Marvin Owen was killed during a flood while attempting to rescue a family on an access road to the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
The family was stranded on a bridge, and as PFC Owen attempted to rescue them, they were struck by a 12-foot high wall of water, which washed them off of the bridge.
Owen was posthumously awarded the Soldiers Medal of Valor, and the road was later renamed Owen Road.
PFC Owen had served with the United States Army Military Police Corps for two years.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Private First Class Owen gave the United States Army Military Police Corps 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Marvin Robert Owen served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Private First Class Marvin Robert Owen is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Army Military Police Corps, 39 of 65 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Military Service
Marvin Robert Owen served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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