Biographical Information

Name:

Allen L. Eads

Date of Birth:

1917

Place of Birth:

Burlington, IA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

AR

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War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1934-1957

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Yarnell (DD 143), USS Ranger (CV 4); USS Cushing (DD 376); USS Porter (DD 386); USS Dalton; USS Colorado (BB 45); USS San Francisco (CA 38); USS Miles C. Fox (DD 829); USS Wake Island (CVE 65)

Location of Service:

Pacific; Rapid City, South Dakota; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Atlantic; San Francisco and San Diego, California; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)

Battles/Campaigns:

Guadalcanal

Highest Rank:

Chief Torpedoman

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Yes

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

enlisted

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [4 items]

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item]

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item]

Manuscript: Printed matter [21 items]

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item]

Audio: Microcassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Audio: CD [2 items] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Arlene J. Montgomery 

Donor:

Arlene J. Montgomery

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Daughters of the American Revolution, Captain Nathan Watkins Chapter

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/20372

Subjects:

Eads, Allen
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Allen Eads Collection (AFC/2001/001/20372), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress