William Robert Allen Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

2nd and 3rd Marine Division, US Fleet Hospital #103/RS Tadcen

Location of Service:

Guam (Mariana Islands); Newport, Rhode Island; Iwo Jima Island; Portsmouth, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Bainbridge Maryland; San Diego, California; Sampson and Lido Beach, New York

Highest Rank:

Pharmacist's Mate Third Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran served in both the Navy and the Marine Corps.

Collection Information

Interviewer:

Carol Fowler

Contributor:

Carol Fowler

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/4024

Subjects:

Allen, William Robert
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

William Robert Allen Collection
(AFC/2001/001/4024), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress