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Personal info

Full name
ALLEN, Harry Albert
Date of birth
25 August 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Arcola, Allen County, Indiana
Hometown
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35899571
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Bénestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 9 51

Immediate family

Members
Albert Allen (father)
Rose E. (Harrison) Allen (mother)
Helen E. Allen (sister)
Blanche M. Allen (sister)
Mary E. Allen (sister)
Martha G. Allen (sister)
Arnola L. (Crabbs) Allen (wife)
Linda S. Allen (daughter)

More information

Pvt Harry A. Allen attended high school for four years and was employed at the Centlivre Brewrey before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 24 November 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Indiana Birth Certificates / Our Family Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, After Action Report 26th Infantry
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim, Erlene Mazotas Best (Bremmer)