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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wendell Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Champaign, Illinois

Honored By

Eugene Houser

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD IN 1944 AND HAD BASIC TRAINING IN FIELD ARTILLERY AT FT. SILL, OKLAHOMA. ASSIGNED TO THE 'AMERICAL' DIVISION, THE ONLY DIVISION WITH LETTERS RATHER THAN NUMBERS IN IT'S NAME, STATIONED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TRAINING FOR INVASION OF JAPAN. ATOMIC BOMB SAVED HIM AND HE ADVANCED TO JAPAN TO SERVE IN THE OCCUPATION WITH THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS.