World War II Honoree

Lawrence E. Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Maramec, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP FORREST AT TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE; CAMP LAGUNA, ARIZONA; AND CAMP PHILLIPS AT SALINA, KANSAS. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER INCLUDING IN FRANCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) DURING THE WAR. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO AWARDED THE EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP QUALIFICATION BADGE WITH RIFLE QUALIFICATION BAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.