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Personal info

Full name
ALLEN, John Ethen Jr
Date of birth
13 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Hometown
King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
06274683
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 2 64

Immediate family

Members
John E. Allen (father)
Elizabeth M. (Collins) Allen (mother)
Elizabeth M. Allen (sister)
James Allen (brother)

More information

Pfc John E. Allen Jr. joined the Regular Army on 15 December 1939.