World War II Honoree

Edwin Earl Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Evansville, Indiana

Honored By

Joan Fowle

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN DECEMBER 1940, LATER FIELD COMMISSIONED AS ENSIGN, LATER PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AND FINALLY PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT SENIOR GRADE. WORKED IN INTELLIGENCE DECODING GERMAN AND LATER JAPANESE CODE, ALSO WORKED WITH DIRECTION FINDER GROUP. HEAD OF DIRECTION FINDERS IN GUAM AND ALSO WORKED DIRECTING SEARCH AND RESCUE TO RECOVER PLANES OFF OF THE JAPANESE COAST. RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN FOR HIS WORK WITH THE DIRECTION FINDER GROUP.