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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bennie G. Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Frederic, Michigan

Honored By

Bennie Allen

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS THATCHER DD-514, 'LITTLE BEAVER' DESTROYER SQUADRON. IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. THE USS THATCHER RECEIVED 12 BATTLE STARS. AT OKINAWA, WE WERE HIT BY 2 KAMIKAZES AND A 500 POUND BOMB. A THIRD OF OUR CREW WAS LOST OR WOUNDED. VESSELS AND STATIONS SERVED ON: NAVAL TRAINING STATION (NTS) IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; USS THATCHER DD-514; USS LST-872; PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER; U.S. NAVAL BASE IN BREMERTON, WASHINGTON. RECEIVED THE NAVAL COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COLD WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL, NAVY HONORABLE DISCHARGE BUTTON AND HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.