Earl D. Allen Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1932-1954

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Detroit; USS Canopus; USS Savannah; USS Northampton; USS Neosho; USS Honolulu; USS Barnett; USS Mobile; USS Vogelgesang; USS Cadmus; USS Emery

Location of Service:

China; Manila (Philippines); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Brisbane, Australia; Wotje Atoll (Marshall Islands); Midway; Noumea (New Caledonia); Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Britain Island (Bismarck Archipelago); Truk (Caroline Islands); Iwo Jima; Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Highest Rank:

Chief Firing Agent

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran also served as Chief Water Tender. Veteran's first tour was 10/20/1932 to 1936; his second tour was 1936-1940; then he was drafted 10/1940 and served until 10/25/1954.

Collection Information

Interviewer:

unknown interviewer

Contributor:

Randy Williams

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Utah State University-Special Collections and Archives

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/40108

Subjects:

Allen, Earl D.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Earl D. Allen Collection
(AFC/2001/001/40108), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress