World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bill Lewis Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Wewoka, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE MERCHANT MARINE DURING THE WAR. THE MERCHANT MARINE WAS A CIVILIAN AUXILIARY OF THE U.S. NAVY THAT OPERATED A FLEET OF CIVILIAN-OWNED SHIPS THAT CARRIED CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO ALL FRONTS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON AUGUST 15, 1945 AND ISSUED THE MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM. THEN JOINED THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND WAS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH HIS UNIT. SERVED UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.