Owens, William Ryan, SOCS

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer

Last Primary NEC
SO-5326-Special Warfare Operator

Last Rating/NEC Group
Special Warfare Operator

Primary Unit
2007-2017, SO-5326, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (NSWG-2), Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)

Service Years
1998 - 2017

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Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

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Casualty Info

Home Town Peoria, IL
Casualty Date Jan 29, 2017
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Yemen	Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2017, GWOT Fallen

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Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1998, Recruit Training (Great Lakes, IL)

Unit Assignments

Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (NSWG-2), Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)


	2007-2017, SO-5326, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (NSWG-2), Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	2001-2001 Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty

Press Operations

Release No: NR-036-17
Jan. 30, 2017

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. Navy sailor who was supporting U.S. Central Command Operations.

Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, 36, of Peoria, Illinois, died Jan. 28 in the Arabian Peninsula of Yemen, of wounds sustained in a raid against al-Qaida.

He was assigned to an East Coast based Special Warfare unit.

For more information, contact U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs at 619-537-2826 or jason.salata@socom.mil.