World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Fred A. Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Haywarden, Iowa
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Seaman Second Class. Inducted into the United States Navy September 11, 1943 at Los Angeles, California, with recruit training at the U.S. Naval Training Station San Diego, California. Upon his graduation from boot camp, he was transferred to the USS Spence Destroyer, DD-512 for duty as an on-the-job trainee. The Destroyer and her shipmates on November 20, 1944 rendezvous with a fast carrier striking forces in the Philippine Sea for the impending invasion of the Philippine Islands. Reported missing in action or buried at sea December 18, 1944 when his warship capsized; sinking off-shore of Luzon Island, during Typhoon Cobra AKA: Typhoon of 1944. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippine Islands. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.