William Owens (Navy SEAL)

William Ryan Owens
William Ryan Owens
Born	(1980-03-05)March 5, 1980 Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 29, 2017(2017-01-29) (aged 36) Al Bayda Governorate, Yemen
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Navy
Years of service	1998–2017
Rank	Senior chief petty officer (posthumously)
Unit	U.S. Navy SEALs DEVGRU
Battles/wars	War on Terror War in Afghanistan War in Somalia Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Spouse(s)	Carryn Owens
Relations	William C. Owens Patricia Ann (née Westefer) Treutle (Parents) Children: 3

Senior chief petty officer

U.S. Navy SEALs

War on Terror

William "Ryan" Owens (March 5, 1980 – January 29, 2017) was a decorated United States Navy SEAL senior chief petty officer. He died in the Yakla raid in Yemen.

William Ryan Owens was born March 5, 1980 in Peoria, Illinois. He grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Chillicothe, Illinois, northeast of Peoria. According to the Miami Herald, his parents worked at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, where his father was a policeman and his mother was a detective. Owens attended Illinois Valley Central High School, and graduated in 1998.