World War II Honoree

William Sherman Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St Joseph, Missouri

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67

HE WAS STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR WHEN THE JAPANESE BOMBED IT. HE WAS WOUNDED AND AWARDED A PURPLE HEART. HE WAS LATER CAPTURED AND WAS SENT ON THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUT ON A JAPANESE CARGO SHIP AND SPENT 30 DAYS SITTING ON A PILE OF COAL WITH 600 OTHER PRISONERS OF WAR WHILE BEING SENT TO JAPAN. AFTER ARRIVING IN JAPAN HE WAS SHIPPED TO NORTHERN JAPAN TO WORK IN A COPPER MINE. HE WAS FREED AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED.