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ALLEN, Clark B Jr - Date of
birth
21 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Westerleigh, Richmond County, New York -
Hometown
Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12154905 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Donnerberg-Hastenrath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clark B. Allen Sr. (father)
Bessie M. Allen (mother)
Helen D. Allen (sister)
William M. D. Allen (brother)
John Allen (brother)
More information
Pfc Clark B. Allen Jr. graduated from Port Richmond High School and attended Wagner College in New York for two years.He joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 17 October 1942. He was sent to Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 19 June 1943. He completed his basic training at North Camp Hood in Texas, and the Army accepted him into the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP).
Pfc Allen was awarded the Silver Star Medal. The citation cited: With complete disregard for his personal safety, Pvt Allen worked his way back across 600 yards of open, fire-swept terrain in search of medical aid men, and skillfully led them back over the same route. Constantly exposing himself to heavy fire from a firmly entrenched enemy only 150 yards to his front, Pvt Allen administered first aid to four of his wounded comrades and directed their evacuation. Still under heavy enemy fire he returned to his company commander with accurate information as to the situation.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Paula Connor, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1930/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Paula Connor, Wagner College yearbook