Forrest Lynn Allen Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1952-1972

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

Transport Squadron (VR 21); USS Midway; USS Oriskany

Location of Service:

Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi and Dallas, Texas; NAS Atsugi, Japan; Miramar, California

Highest Rank:

Petty Officer First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Dustin DaPiran

Contributor:

Robin Tanner

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Regional Technical Institute/Daughters of the American Revolution   Reno

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/45246

Subjects:

Allen, Forrest Lynn
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Forrest Lynn Allen Collection
(AFC/2001/001/45246), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress