Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Warren Clay Cowen

Full Name: Warren Clay "Red" Cowen
Birth date: July 20, 1918
Death date: January 8, 1972

56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 6. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 44. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 30. Resolutions - Memorial .
United States Army, Staff Sergeant, World War II. " . . . he worked as a personnel manager, advertising agent, and salesman before beginning his heroic military service in World War II . . . Serving as a Staff Sergeant with the 158th Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army in the South Pacific, this courageous young Texan received severe wounds in action which resulted in the amputation of both his legs." 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 30. Resolutions - Memorial .

Warren Clay Cowen, birth date 7/20/1918 in Covington, Oklahoma; occupation Allen Oil Company; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. FamilySearch . Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
Warren C. Cowen, birth date 7/20/1918 in Oklahoma; death date 1/8/1972 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; county clerk/county government; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
W.C. "Red" Cowen (1918-1972), burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave .
Photo of Sgt. Warren C. Cowen during a hospital visit from American and Texas Legion officials, 9/6/1944. Find a Grave .
Obituary and photo, "County Clerk 'Red' Cowen Dies," 1/9/1972, pp. 1, 2. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
Photos and biographical sketch, Warren Clay Cowen. Texas Disability History Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries .