Son of Elmer C Allen (1880–1961) & Stella E Allen Allen (1889–1955)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 14, 2021.
Class of '39 Bowdoin College · Brunswick, Maine.
Ensign Stanley Allen was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to Observation Squadron 1, stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37).
Stanley W. Allen
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Service # 0-098621
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Maine
Awards: Purple Heart
His remains were never Identified but is listed as one of the approximately 390 unknowns from the USS Oklahoma that have been buried in mass graves at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Link to mass graves of 389 Crew USS Oklahoma, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The USS OKLAHOMA Memorial was dedicated 7 December 2007 on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The memorial stands on the shores of Ford Island, next to the former berth of the Oklahoma. Today the USS Missouri museum is moored where the Oklahoma was moored when she was sunk.
The memorial's black granite walls suggest the once formidable hull of the Oklahoma. On the black granite wall is the alphabetical list of each sailor and what row his marble standard is in. When the wall is photographed the marble standards can be seen in the reflection. The white marble standards represent its lost sailors and Marines. Each perfectly aligned marble standard symbolizes an individual in pristine white dress uniform, inspired from the naval tradition of 'manning the rails.' In full dress whites the ship's crew stand at attention along the rails or in the rigging of the ship to display respect and honor. The marble standards of this memorial stand perfectly straight, 'manning the rails' of the Oklahoma, forever.
View monument with family links at Honolulu Memorial.
View cenotaph at Pine Grove Cemetery.∼STANLEY WILLIS ALLEN was born on 17 July 1916 in Bethel Oxford, Maine. He was the only child born to Elmer Chester and Stella (Allen) Allen. Elmer was a native of Bethel, ME and Stella was born in Yarmouth, ME. They married on 07 Jan 1913 in Cumberland, Cumberland, ME. Elmer owned a successful business on Main Street in Bethel, called Allen's Shoe Store. Stella was an unpaid employee at the store on occasion.
Between 1930-1934, Stanley, or Stan as he was also known, attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. During his school years he was an outstanding athlete in three major sports; football, basketball and baseball. He starred as an end on the undefeated football team in the fall of 1933, and he played at the center position on the basketball team which won the championship that year. In the previous two years the basketball team was runners-up at the Lewiston Smaller Schools Tournament. In baseball he was a regular pitcher and outfielder. Stan was president of the Gould chapter of the Y.M.C.A., senior class treasurer, member of the winter sports team, prominent in public speaking, and he took leading parts in dramatics.
Stan had aspirations of a career in hotel restaurant service. For seven summer seasons he worked at the majestic Bethel Inn in his home town. On 07 June 1934, he was one of five honor students in the senior class of 35 graduates at Gould Academy's 98th commencement exercises. In addition to his diploma, Stanley received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute gold medal for excellence in mathematics and science. He earned academic First Honors in the spring of 1934, and he was inducted into the National Honor Society.
Stan worked at the prestigious Wentworth-by-the-Sea country club in Portsmouth, NH until he received an appointment (presumably in 1937) as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He completed his plebe year but withdrew from West Point and returned to civilian life. He matriculated at Bowdoin again and during summer breaks he worked along the Maine coast at Kimball House, Northeast Harbor. Stan graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Bowdoin with 128 seniors at the 134th Commencement exercises on Saturday, 17 Jun 1939. His intention was to enter business after graduation. He immediately put that plan in action when he was hired as the manager of the Bethel Inn Restaurant. He also became interested in flying. He attended a private aviation school and subsequently, a government school.
On 01 Sep 1939, European countries were thrust into another war. Many American youth saw the eventuality of American involvement and began enlisting in larger numbers into the various military services. In late summer of 1940, Stan traveled the approximately 175 miles to the Naval Reserve Aviation Base (NRAB) at Squantum (outside Boston, MA) to submit an Application for Aviation Training in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Along with the application submission, Stan was required to provide documentary data which included; a copy of his birth certificate; educational records from high school and college; three letters of recommendation and identification by persons of recognized standing in his home community including employers; a resume (at least 50 words) covering occupational and other experience, written in his own handwriting on one side of 8"x 10 ½" sheet of paper. It had to include a statement of any military or naval training received, or a statement that he has had no previous military or naval training; finally he had to provide a 2 ½" x 2 ½" photo of himself. Then he had to submit to a medical examination followed by an interview with the Naval Reserve Flight Selection Board. Stan was recommended by the Board for flight training in the Naval Reserve.
Stanley enlisted as a Seaman Second Class (S2c), USNR (V-5) on 08 Oct 1940 at the NRAB Squantum. He was assigned the navy enlisted service number (NSN): 400-83-93. He received orders to report for 30 days of temporary Active Duty at Squantum NRAB on 15 Oct 40 for elimination flight training. On 19 Nov 1940, he was released from active duty upon successful completion of flight training. He was direct to return home to await further orders.
Early in Dec 1940, the Secretary of the Navy sent a letter to Allen appointing him an aviation cadet effective 15 Jan 1941. Allen accepted the appointment and reported as directed by an order to active duty undergoing training letter from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz. That letter directed him to report to the Commandant, Naval Air Station (NAS), Jacksonville, Florida by late January 1941. Aviation Cadet Allen reported to NAS Jacksonville and was assigned to class 12A-40-J (12=month, A = first class of year, 40=year, J=Jacksonville). On 26 June 1941, Allen received his gold wings of a Naval Aviator and received orders to duty involving flying float planes in Observation Squadron One (VOC-1) on board the battleship, USS Oklahoma (BB-37). In mid-July 1941, Allen accepted a commission as an Ensign, US Naval Reserve, A-V(N). His date of rank was 6 Jun 1941. Ensign Allen detached from NAS Jacksonville by the end of July with a delay in reporting for several weeks to count as leave. He went home to visit with his parents. Upon completion of his leave, Ensign Allen reported to the Advanced Training Group, Pacific Fleet, in San Diego for about 8 weeks of temporary duty training to fly a Vought OS2U Kingfisher spotter float plane before reporting for duty to the aviation detachment of VOC-1 about late October 1941.
On the morning of 7 Dec 1941, Ensign Allen was on board Oklahoma. She was one of a cluster of battle ships moored two by two on Battleship Row alongside Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Oklahoma was nested outboard alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). When the Japanese air attack began about 7:57 AM that morning, Oklahoma was quickly struck by a number of aerial torpedoes that caused fatal damage. As is well known, Oklahoma rolled over at her berth within twelve minutes killing 429 sailors whose remains were trapped below decks. Frantic efforts two days later by local shipyard and navy personnel rescued 32 men from the capsized ship. More than a year later, Oklahoma was righted for salvage. During those operations, the remains of over 400 men were recovered and buried in 52 graves marked as "unknowns." After the war, an attempt was made to identify the unknowns. Thirty five men were identified while the rest were buried in 46 graves.
In 2015, a US Government agency known as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that all remaining Oklahoma unknowns were to be exhumed and DNA tested for identification. This undertaking was to be known as Project Oklahoma. On 14 June 2021, DPAA identified the remains of Ensign Stanley Willis Allen missing from WWII. As of July 2022, 355 Oklahoma crewmen from the original 388 had been identified. Those 33 who could not be identified by DNA were laid to rest with full military honors on 07 Dec 2021 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
The remains of Ensign Allen were laid to rest at the New Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. Welcome home.
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Bio #430 compiled on 19 July 2023 by Gerry Lawton
Military Hall of Honor #87210
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 14, 2021.
Class of '39 Bowdoin College · Brunswick, Maine.
Ensign Stanley Allen was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to Observation Squadron 1, stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37).
Stanley W. Allen
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Service # 0-098621
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Maine
Awards: Purple Heart
His remains were never Identified but is listed as one of the approximately 390 unknowns from the USS Oklahoma that have been buried in mass graves at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Link to mass graves of 389 Crew USS Oklahoma, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The USS OKLAHOMA Memorial was dedicated 7 December 2007 on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The memorial stands on the shores of Ford Island, next to the former berth of the Oklahoma. Today the USS Missouri museum is moored where the Oklahoma was moored when she was sunk.
The memorial's black granite walls suggest the once formidable hull of the Oklahoma. On the black granite wall is the alphabetical list of each sailor and what row his marble standard is in. When the wall is photographed the marble standards can be seen in the reflection. The white marble standards represent its lost sailors and Marines. Each perfectly aligned marble standard symbolizes an individual in pristine white dress uniform, inspired from the naval tradition of 'manning the rails.' In full dress whites the ship's crew stand at attention along the rails or in the rigging of the ship to display respect and honor. The marble standards of this memorial stand perfectly straight, 'manning the rails' of the Oklahoma, forever.
View monument with family links at Honolulu Memorial.
View cenotaph at Pine Grove Cemetery.∼STANLEY WILLIS ALLEN was born on 17 July 1916 in Bethel Oxford, Maine. He was the only child born to Elmer Chester and Stella (Allen) Allen. Elmer was a native of Bethel, ME and Stella was born in Yarmouth, ME. They married on 07 Jan 1913 in Cumberland, Cumberland, ME. Elmer owned a successful business on Main Street in Bethel, called Allen's Shoe Store. Stella was an unpaid employee at the store on occasion.
Between 1930-1934, Stanley, or Stan as he was also known, attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. During his school years he was an outstanding athlete in three major sports; football, basketball and baseball. He starred as an end on the undefeated football team in the fall of 1933, and he played at the center position on the basketball team which won the championship that year. In the previous two years the basketball team was runners-up at the Lewiston Smaller Schools Tournament. In baseball he was a regular pitcher and outfielder. Stan was president of the Gould chapter of the Y.M.C.A., senior class treasurer, member of the winter sports team, prominent in public speaking, and he took leading parts in dramatics.
Stan had aspirations of a career in hotel restaurant service. For seven summer seasons he worked at the majestic Bethel Inn in his home town. On 07 June 1934, he was one of five honor students in the senior class of 35 graduates at Gould Academy's 98th commencement exercises. In addition to his diploma, Stanley received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute gold medal for excellence in mathematics and science. He earned academic First Honors in the spring of 1934, and he was inducted into the National Honor Society.
Stan worked at the prestigious Wentworth-by-the-Sea country club in Portsmouth, NH until he received an appointment (presumably in 1937) as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He completed his plebe year but withdrew from West Point and returned to civilian life. He matriculated at Bowdoin again and during summer breaks he worked along the Maine coast at Kimball House, Northeast Harbor. Stan graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Bowdoin with 128 seniors at the 134th Commencement exercises on Saturday, 17 Jun 1939. His intention was to enter business after graduation. He immediately put that plan in action when he was hired as the manager of the Bethel Inn Restaurant. He also became interested in flying. He attended a private aviation school and subsequently, a government school.
On 01 Sep 1939, European countries were thrust into another war. Many American youth saw the eventuality of American involvement and began enlisting in larger numbers into the various military services. In late summer of 1940, Stan traveled the approximately 175 miles to the Naval Reserve Aviation Base (NRAB) at Squantum (outside Boston, MA) to submit an Application for Aviation Training in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Along with the application submission, Stan was required to provide documentary data which included; a copy of his birth certificate; educational records from high school and college; three letters of recommendation and identification by persons of recognized standing in his home community including employers; a resume (at least 50 words) covering occupational and other experience, written in his own handwriting on one side of 8"x 10 ½" sheet of paper. It had to include a statement of any military or naval training received, or a statement that he has had no previous military or naval training; finally he had to provide a 2 ½" x 2 ½" photo of himself. Then he had to submit to a medical examination followed by an interview with the Naval Reserve Flight Selection Board. Stan was recommended by the Board for flight training in the Naval Reserve.
Stanley enlisted as a Seaman Second Class (S2c), USNR (V-5) on 08 Oct 1940 at the NRAB Squantum. He was assigned the navy enlisted service number (NSN): 400-83-93. He received orders to report for 30 days of temporary Active Duty at Squantum NRAB on 15 Oct 40 for elimination flight training. On 19 Nov 1940, he was released from active duty upon successful completion of flight training. He was direct to return home to await further orders.
Early in Dec 1940, the Secretary of the Navy sent a letter to Allen appointing him an aviation cadet effective 15 Jan 1941. Allen accepted the appointment and reported as directed by an order to active duty undergoing training letter from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz. That letter directed him to report to the Commandant, Naval Air Station (NAS), Jacksonville, Florida by late January 1941. Aviation Cadet Allen reported to NAS Jacksonville and was assigned to class 12A-40-J (12=month, A = first class of year, 40=year, J=Jacksonville). On 26 June 1941, Allen received his gold wings of a Naval Aviator and received orders to duty involving flying float planes in Observation Squadron One (VOC-1) on board the battleship, USS Oklahoma (BB-37). In mid-July 1941, Allen accepted a commission as an Ensign, US Naval Reserve, A-V(N). His date of rank was 6 Jun 1941. Ensign Allen detached from NAS Jacksonville by the end of July with a delay in reporting for several weeks to count as leave. He went home to visit with his parents. Upon completion of his leave, Ensign Allen reported to the Advanced Training Group, Pacific Fleet, in San Diego for about 8 weeks of temporary duty training to fly a Vought OS2U Kingfisher spotter float plane before reporting for duty to the aviation detachment of VOC-1 about late October 1941.
On the morning of 7 Dec 1941, Ensign Allen was on board Oklahoma. She was one of a cluster of battle ships moored two by two on Battleship Row alongside Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Oklahoma was nested outboard alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). When the Japanese air attack began about 7:57 AM that morning, Oklahoma was quickly struck by a number of aerial torpedoes that caused fatal damage. As is well known, Oklahoma rolled over at her berth within twelve minutes killing 429 sailors whose remains were trapped below decks. Frantic efforts two days later by local shipyard and navy personnel rescued 32 men from the capsized ship. More than a year later, Oklahoma was righted for salvage. During those operations, the remains of over 400 men were recovered and buried in 52 graves marked as "unknowns." After the war, an attempt was made to identify the unknowns. Thirty five men were identified while the rest were buried in 46 graves.
In 2015, a US Government agency known as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that all remaining Oklahoma unknowns were to be exhumed and DNA tested for identification. This undertaking was to be known as Project Oklahoma. On 14 June 2021, DPAA identified the remains of Ensign Stanley Willis Allen missing from WWII. As of July 2022, 355 Oklahoma crewmen from the original 388 had been identified. Those 33 who could not be identified by DNA were laid to rest with full military honors on 07 Dec 2021 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
The remains of Ensign Allen were laid to rest at the New Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. Welcome home.
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Bio #430 compiled on 19 July 2023 by Gerry Lawton
Military Hall of Honor #87210
Son of Elmer C Allen (1880–1961) & Stella E Allen Allen (1889–1955)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 14, 2021.
Class of '39 Bowdoin College · Brunswick, Maine.
Ensign Stanley Allen was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to Observation Squadron 1, stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37).
Stanley W. Allen
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Service # 0-098621
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Maine
Awards: Purple Heart
His remains were never Identified but is listed as one of the approximately 390 unknowns from the USS Oklahoma that have been buried in mass graves at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Link to mass graves of 389 Crew USS Oklahoma, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The USS OKLAHOMA Memorial was dedicated 7 December 2007 on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The memorial stands on the shores of Ford Island, next to the former berth of the Oklahoma. Today the USS Missouri museum is moored where the Oklahoma was moored when she was sunk.
The memorial's black granite walls suggest the once formidable hull of the Oklahoma. On the black granite wall is the alphabetical list of each sailor and what row his marble standard is in. When the wall is photographed the marble standards can be seen in the reflection. The white marble standards represent its lost sailors and Marines. Each perfectly aligned marble standard symbolizes an individual in pristine white dress uniform, inspired from the naval tradition of 'manning the rails.' In full dress whites the ship's crew stand at attention along the rails or in the rigging of the ship to display respect and honor. The marble standards of this memorial stand perfectly straight, 'manning the rails' of the Oklahoma, forever.
View monument with family links at Honolulu Memorial.
View cenotaph at Pine Grove Cemetery.∼STANLEY WILLIS ALLEN was born on 17 July 1916 in Bethel Oxford, Maine. He was the only child born to Elmer Chester and Stella (Allen) Allen. Elmer was a native of Bethel, ME and Stella was born in Yarmouth, ME. They married on 07 Jan 1913 in Cumberland, Cumberland, ME. Elmer owned a successful business on Main Street in Bethel, called Allen's Shoe Store. Stella was an unpaid employee at the store on occasion.
Between 1930-1934, Stanley, or Stan as he was also known, attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. During his school years he was an outstanding athlete in three major sports; football, basketball and baseball. He starred as an end on the undefeated football team in the fall of 1933, and he played at the center position on the basketball team which won the championship that year. In the previous two years the basketball team was runners-up at the Lewiston Smaller Schools Tournament. In baseball he was a regular pitcher and outfielder. Stan was president of the Gould chapter of the Y.M.C.A., senior class treasurer, member of the winter sports team, prominent in public speaking, and he took leading parts in dramatics.
Stan had aspirations of a career in hotel restaurant service. For seven summer seasons he worked at the majestic Bethel Inn in his home town. On 07 June 1934, he was one of five honor students in the senior class of 35 graduates at Gould Academy's 98th commencement exercises. In addition to his diploma, Stanley received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute gold medal for excellence in mathematics and science. He earned academic First Honors in the spring of 1934, and he was inducted into the National Honor Society.
Stan worked at the prestigious Wentworth-by-the-Sea country club in Portsmouth, NH until he received an appointment (presumably in 1937) as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He completed his plebe year but withdrew from West Point and returned to civilian life. He matriculated at Bowdoin again and during summer breaks he worked along the Maine coast at Kimball House, Northeast Harbor. Stan graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Bowdoin with 128 seniors at the 134th Commencement exercises on Saturday, 17 Jun 1939. His intention was to enter business after graduation. He immediately put that plan in action when he was hired as the manager of the Bethel Inn Restaurant. He also became interested in flying. He attended a private aviation school and subsequently, a government school.
On 01 Sep 1939, European countries were thrust into another war. Many American youth saw the eventuality of American involvement and began enlisting in larger numbers into the various military services. In late summer of 1940, Stan traveled the approximately 175 miles to the Naval Reserve Aviation Base (NRAB) at Squantum (outside Boston, MA) to submit an Application for Aviation Training in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Along with the application submission, Stan was required to provide documentary data which included; a copy of his birth certificate; educational records from high school and college; three letters of recommendation and identification by persons of recognized standing in his home community including employers; a resume (at least 50 words) covering occupational and other experience, written in his own handwriting on one side of 8"x 10 ½" sheet of paper. It had to include a statement of any military or naval training received, or a statement that he has had no previous military or naval training; finally he had to provide a 2 ½" x 2 ½" photo of himself. Then he had to submit to a medical examination followed by an interview with the Naval Reserve Flight Selection Board. Stan was recommended by the Board for flight training in the Naval Reserve.
Stanley enlisted as a Seaman Second Class (S2c), USNR (V-5) on 08 Oct 1940 at the NRAB Squantum. He was assigned the navy enlisted service number (NSN): 400-83-93. He received orders to report for 30 days of temporary Active Duty at Squantum NRAB on 15 Oct 40 for elimination flight training. On 19 Nov 1940, he was released from active duty upon successful completion of flight training. He was direct to return home to await further orders.
Early in Dec 1940, the Secretary of the Navy sent a letter to Allen appointing him an aviation cadet effective 15 Jan 1941. Allen accepted the appointment and reported as directed by an order to active duty undergoing training letter from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz. That letter directed him to report to the Commandant, Naval Air Station (NAS), Jacksonville, Florida by late January 1941. Aviation Cadet Allen reported to NAS Jacksonville and was assigned to class 12A-40-J (12=month, A = first class of year, 40=year, J=Jacksonville). On 26 June 1941, Allen received his gold wings of a Naval Aviator and received orders to duty involving flying float planes in Observation Squadron One (VOC-1) on board the battleship, USS Oklahoma (BB-37). In mid-July 1941, Allen accepted a commission as an Ensign, US Naval Reserve, A-V(N). His date of rank was 6 Jun 1941. Ensign Allen detached from NAS Jacksonville by the end of July with a delay in reporting for several weeks to count as leave. He went home to visit with his parents. Upon completion of his leave, Ensign Allen reported to the Advanced Training Group, Pacific Fleet, in San Diego for about 8 weeks of temporary duty training to fly a Vought OS2U Kingfisher spotter float plane before reporting for duty to the aviation detachment of VOC-1 about late October 1941.
On the morning of 7 Dec 1941, Ensign Allen was on board Oklahoma. She was one of a cluster of battle ships moored two by two on Battleship Row alongside Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Oklahoma was nested outboard alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). When the Japanese air attack began about 7:57 AM that morning, Oklahoma was quickly struck by a number of aerial torpedoes that caused fatal damage. As is well known, Oklahoma rolled over at her berth within twelve minutes killing 429 sailors whose remains were trapped below decks. Frantic efforts two days later by local shipyard and navy personnel rescued 32 men from the capsized ship. More than a year later, Oklahoma was righted for salvage. During those operations, the remains of over 400 men were recovered and buried in 52 graves marked as "unknowns." After the war, an attempt was made to identify the unknowns. Thirty five men were identified while the rest were buried in 46 graves.
In 2015, a US Government agency known as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that all remaining Oklahoma unknowns were to be exhumed and DNA tested for identification. This undertaking was to be known as Project Oklahoma. On 14 June 2021, DPAA identified the remains of Ensign Stanley Willis Allen missing from WWII. As of July 2022, 355 Oklahoma crewmen from the original 388 had been identified. Those 33 who could not be identified by DNA were laid to rest with full military honors on 07 Dec 2021 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
The remains of Ensign Allen were laid to rest at the New Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. Welcome home.
https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XfEqEAK
Bio #430 compiled on 19 July 2023 by Gerry Lawton
Military Hall of Honor #87210
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 14, 2021.
Class of '39 Bowdoin College · Brunswick, Maine.
Ensign Stanley Allen was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to Observation Squadron 1, stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37).
Stanley W. Allen
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Service # 0-098621
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: Maine
Awards: Purple Heart
His remains were never Identified but is listed as one of the approximately 390 unknowns from the USS Oklahoma that have been buried in mass graves at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Link to mass graves of 389 Crew USS Oklahoma, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
The USS OKLAHOMA Memorial was dedicated 7 December 2007 on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The memorial stands on the shores of Ford Island, next to the former berth of the Oklahoma. Today the USS Missouri museum is moored where the Oklahoma was moored when she was sunk.
The memorial's black granite walls suggest the once formidable hull of the Oklahoma. On the black granite wall is the alphabetical list of each sailor and what row his marble standard is in. When the wall is photographed the marble standards can be seen in the reflection. The white marble standards represent its lost sailors and Marines. Each perfectly aligned marble standard symbolizes an individual in pristine white dress uniform, inspired from the naval tradition of 'manning the rails.' In full dress whites the ship's crew stand at attention along the rails or in the rigging of the ship to display respect and honor. The marble standards of this memorial stand perfectly straight, 'manning the rails' of the Oklahoma, forever.
View monument with family links at Honolulu Memorial.
View cenotaph at Pine Grove Cemetery.∼STANLEY WILLIS ALLEN was born on 17 July 1916 in Bethel Oxford, Maine. He was the only child born to Elmer Chester and Stella (Allen) Allen. Elmer was a native of Bethel, ME and Stella was born in Yarmouth, ME. They married on 07 Jan 1913 in Cumberland, Cumberland, ME. Elmer owned a successful business on Main Street in Bethel, called Allen's Shoe Store. Stella was an unpaid employee at the store on occasion.
Between 1930-1934, Stanley, or Stan as he was also known, attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. During his school years he was an outstanding athlete in three major sports; football, basketball and baseball. He starred as an end on the undefeated football team in the fall of 1933, and he played at the center position on the basketball team which won the championship that year. In the previous two years the basketball team was runners-up at the Lewiston Smaller Schools Tournament. In baseball he was a regular pitcher and outfielder. Stan was president of the Gould chapter of the Y.M.C.A., senior class treasurer, member of the winter sports team, prominent in public speaking, and he took leading parts in dramatics.
Stan had aspirations of a career in hotel restaurant service. For seven summer seasons he worked at the majestic Bethel Inn in his home town. On 07 June 1934, he was one of five honor students in the senior class of 35 graduates at Gould Academy's 98th commencement exercises. In addition to his diploma, Stanley received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute gold medal for excellence in mathematics and science. He earned academic First Honors in the spring of 1934, and he was inducted into the National Honor Society.
Stan worked at the prestigious Wentworth-by-the-Sea country club in Portsmouth, NH until he received an appointment (presumably in 1937) as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He completed his plebe year but withdrew from West Point and returned to civilian life. He matriculated at Bowdoin again and during summer breaks he worked along the Maine coast at Kimball House, Northeast Harbor. Stan graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Bowdoin with 128 seniors at the 134th Commencement exercises on Saturday, 17 Jun 1939. His intention was to enter business after graduation. He immediately put that plan in action when he was hired as the manager of the Bethel Inn Restaurant. He also became interested in flying. He attended a private aviation school and subsequently, a government school.
On 01 Sep 1939, European countries were thrust into another war. Many American youth saw the eventuality of American involvement and began enlisting in larger numbers into the various military services. In late summer of 1940, Stan traveled the approximately 175 miles to the Naval Reserve Aviation Base (NRAB) at Squantum (outside Boston, MA) to submit an Application for Aviation Training in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Along with the application submission, Stan was required to provide documentary data which included; a copy of his birth certificate; educational records from high school and college; three letters of recommendation and identification by persons of recognized standing in his home community including employers; a resume (at least 50 words) covering occupational and other experience, written in his own handwriting on one side of 8"x 10 ½" sheet of paper. It had to include a statement of any military or naval training received, or a statement that he has had no previous military or naval training; finally he had to provide a 2 ½" x 2 ½" photo of himself. Then he had to submit to a medical examination followed by an interview with the Naval Reserve Flight Selection Board. Stan was recommended by the Board for flight training in the Naval Reserve.
Stanley enlisted as a Seaman Second Class (S2c), USNR (V-5) on 08 Oct 1940 at the NRAB Squantum. He was assigned the navy enlisted service number (NSN): 400-83-93. He received orders to report for 30 days of temporary Active Duty at Squantum NRAB on 15 Oct 40 for elimination flight training. On 19 Nov 1940, he was released from active duty upon successful completion of flight training. He was direct to return home to await further orders.
Early in Dec 1940, the Secretary of the Navy sent a letter to Allen appointing him an aviation cadet effective 15 Jan 1941. Allen accepted the appointment and reported as directed by an order to active duty undergoing training letter from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz. That letter directed him to report to the Commandant, Naval Air Station (NAS), Jacksonville, Florida by late January 1941. Aviation Cadet Allen reported to NAS Jacksonville and was assigned to class 12A-40-J (12=month, A = first class of year, 40=year, J=Jacksonville). On 26 June 1941, Allen received his gold wings of a Naval Aviator and received orders to duty involving flying float planes in Observation Squadron One (VOC-1) on board the battleship, USS Oklahoma (BB-37). In mid-July 1941, Allen accepted a commission as an Ensign, US Naval Reserve, A-V(N). His date of rank was 6 Jun 1941. Ensign Allen detached from NAS Jacksonville by the end of July with a delay in reporting for several weeks to count as leave. He went home to visit with his parents. Upon completion of his leave, Ensign Allen reported to the Advanced Training Group, Pacific Fleet, in San Diego for about 8 weeks of temporary duty training to fly a Vought OS2U Kingfisher spotter float plane before reporting for duty to the aviation detachment of VOC-1 about late October 1941.
On the morning of 7 Dec 1941, Ensign Allen was on board Oklahoma. She was one of a cluster of battle ships moored two by two on Battleship Row alongside Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Oklahoma was nested outboard alongside USS Maryland (BB-46). When the Japanese air attack began about 7:57 AM that morning, Oklahoma was quickly struck by a number of aerial torpedoes that caused fatal damage. As is well known, Oklahoma rolled over at her berth within twelve minutes killing 429 sailors whose remains were trapped below decks. Frantic efforts two days later by local shipyard and navy personnel rescued 32 men from the capsized ship. More than a year later, Oklahoma was righted for salvage. During those operations, the remains of over 400 men were recovered and buried in 52 graves marked as "unknowns." After the war, an attempt was made to identify the unknowns. Thirty five men were identified while the rest were buried in 46 graves.
In 2015, a US Government agency known as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that all remaining Oklahoma unknowns were to be exhumed and DNA tested for identification. This undertaking was to be known as Project Oklahoma. On 14 June 2021, DPAA identified the remains of Ensign Stanley Willis Allen missing from WWII. As of July 2022, 355 Oklahoma crewmen from the original 388 had been identified. Those 33 who could not be identified by DNA were laid to rest with full military honors on 07 Dec 2021 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
The remains of Ensign Allen were laid to rest at the New Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. Welcome home.
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Bio #430 compiled on 19 July 2023 by Gerry Lawton
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