World War II Honoree

John Edward Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Horseheads, New York

Honored By

Rick Calvert

Relationship

Friend

MAKIN, GILBERT ISLANDS, NOVEMBER 20-24, 1943. RECEIVED LETTER OF COMMENDATION, COMMANDING GENERAL, 27TH INFANTRY DIVISION, U.S. ARMY; MARSHALL ISLANDS, KWAJALEIN ISLAND, JANUARY 31 TO FEBRUARY 6, 1944; ENIWETOK ATOLL, FEBRUARY 17-23, 1944. RECEIVED LETTER OF COMMENDATION, COMMANDING GENERAL V AMPHIBIOUS CORPS, U.S. MARINE CORPS AND LETTER OF COMMENDATION, COMMAND TASK GROUP 51.11; SAIPAN, JUNE 15 TO JULY 9, 1944. RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION; TINIAN, JULY 24 TO AUGUST 1, 1944. RECEIVED LETTER OF COMMENDATION WITH RIBBON FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN JOINTLY, CINCPAC (COMMANDER IN CHARGE PACIFIC FLEET) AND CINCPOA (COMMANDER IN CHARGE PACIFIC OCEAN AREA); IWO JIMA, FEBRUARY 19 TO MARCH 26, 1945. AWARDED BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION; OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. LANDED AT SASEBO, JAPAN, SEPTEMBER 23, 1945. RETURNED TO U.S. OCTOBER 24, 1945.