World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James Thomas Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Grays Knob, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
Water Tender First Class. He was a crew member on USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on 11 May 1945 when she was struck and severely damaged by two Japanese kamikaze planes. He was among those killed and missing.