World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Allen Prather Mullinnix
Hometown
Fountain County, Indiana
Honored By
Harold R. Long
Relationship
Friend
IN 1937 COMMANDED THE USS KANE. BECAME SENIOR STAFF OFFICER ON TRANSPORTS IN THE ATLANTIC. PARTICIPATED IN ASSAULTS ON NORTH AFRICA IN NOVEMBER 1942. COMMAND OF THE USS PENSACOLA IN SAN FRANCISCO. ASSISTANT COMMANDER OF NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES. NAVY CROSS, LEGION OF MERIT WITH COMBAT 'V', BRONZE STAR WITH COMBAT 'V', AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, YANGTZE CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.