Warren Albert ALLEN

 

ALLEN Warren A - 112 ECB

Source : Laura Phillip
 
NUMBER OF SERVICE37473957
AGE25 yo
DATE OF BIRTH8 February 1919 
ENLISTMENT STATEIOWA
FAMILY

Parents:  Theodosia "Theo" Marie & Albert ALLEN 

RANKTechnician Fifth Grade 
FONCTIONTankiste 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
COMPANYCompany
BATTALION112th Engineer Combat Battalion 
ARMY1st Army 
DATE OF DEATH6 June 1944

ALLEN Warren A - 112 ECB

Source : Frogman

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATH 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

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CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
I238
DECORATION

Purple Heart

Good Conduct Medal

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

American Campaign Medal

Good Conduct medals

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge

 

Photo FDLM

Good Medal Conduite

EAMECampaign

american campaign medal

victory medal

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

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STORY

By :  fireeye

Warren Albert Allen was born 8 February 1919 in Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa to Alexander Albert and Theodosia Marie (Coie) Allen; he was an only child. He was a 1936 graduate from Tingley High School and graduated from Tarkio College. Warren was 21 when he registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 in Mount Ayr, Iowa, standing 5’10” tall, weighing 125 pounds with gray eyes and brown hair, he was attending Tarkio Collect at the time.

 

ALLEN Warren A - 112 ECB

Tingley Cemetery
Tingley, Ringgold County, IOWA

Source : Tony Mercer

 Warren was a Technician 5 (T/5) with the 112th Engineer Combat Battalion when it landed on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944. Their job was to help clear obstacles and mines from the beach and help open the draws off the beach.

The assault boats received artillery and mortar fire, some of which hit the boats and some swamped them. Much of the enemy fire waited until the ramps were let down, then there was a crossfire of machine gun and artillery fire, causing many to jump over the sides of the boats into anywhere from neck deep to knee high water. By mid-day three draws off the beach were open even though the 112th suffered 37 killed and 45 wounded, including the commander.

 T/5 Allen is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery. His mother was dying of cancer when she received the notice her son was MIA; she died before the confirmation of his death arrived.

He earned his Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman badge, WW II Victory, American Campaign and Good Conduct medals, Army Presidential Unit Citation and European-African Middle Eastern campaign ribbon.

He gave his all for freedom – may we always remember.

*This story is part of the Stories Behind the Stars project (see *www.storiesbehindthestars.org). This is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000+ of the US WWII fallen  on Fold3. 

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