World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Warren Otto Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
Gretchen Woellert Bates
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR DURING WWII AT STALAG IIB IN HAMMERSTEIN, GERMANY. HE WAS CAPTURED IN THE NORTH AFRICAN THEATER SICILY ON JULY 11, 1943. HE WAS PART OF A BAND, WRITING SONGS AND PERFORMING. HE PLAYED BASEBALL AS WELL. HE WAS PART OF THE 'DEATH MARCH' THAT BEGAN THE EVACUATION OF STALAG IIB ON JANUARY 28, 1945.