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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Otis Barton Allyn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mt. Vernon, Indiana

Honored By

Emily Moore

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN 325TH GLIDER INFANTRY, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ON MARCH 14, 1942. ON APRIL 29, 1943, LEFT FOR NORTH AFRICA. PARTICIPATED IN INVASION OF ITALY. BY JUNE 1944, HE HAD BEEN PROMOTED TO 1ST SERGEANT. INJURED ON JUNE 7, 1944 WHEN HIS GLIDER CRASHED IN NORMANDY. HE THEN RETURNED TO ENGLAND WHERE HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN JULY 1944 FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS).