David Allen was the son of William Marian Allen and Minnie A Neaves.
Allen enlisted in the US Navy August 2, 1940. He was aboard the USS Penguin , a minesweeper scuttled by her crew after an attack by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 8, 1941, and was captured by the Japanese. Mr Allen was released from the Japanese POW Camp Mukai-Shima, Central Honsky 34-133, September 13, 1945.
Member of Disabled American Veterans and the Ex-POW Association.
USS Penguin (AM-33)
Lapwing-class minesweeper
USS Penguin (AM-33) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper
On the morning of 8 December 1941 (7 December east of the International Date Line) the Penguin returned to Guam's Agana Harbor from a patrol and received word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon, the Japanese aircraft attacked the island, starting the Battle of Guam. Penguin slipped her mooring and moved outside the harbor to gain maneuvering space and attacked the bombers with anti-aircraft fire, shooting down one aircraft, but she was then bombed and strafed. There were no direct bomb hits, but a group of bombs straddled the ship, killing one, wounding over sixty, and causing extensive damage. She was scuttled in 1200 feet of water to prevent her capture by the enemy. The crew made the shore in life rafts; those not seriously wounded continued the defense of Guam. (Source: Wikipedia)
Allen enlisted in the US Navy August 2, 1940. He was aboard the USS Penguin , a minesweeper scuttled by her crew after an attack by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 8, 1941, and was captured by the Japanese. Mr Allen was released from the Japanese POW Camp Mukai-Shima, Central Honsky 34-133, September 13, 1945.
Member of Disabled American Veterans and the Ex-POW Association.
USS Penguin (AM-33)
Lapwing-class minesweeper
USS Penguin (AM-33) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper
On the morning of 8 December 1941 (7 December east of the International Date Line) the Penguin returned to Guam's Agana Harbor from a patrol and received word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon, the Japanese aircraft attacked the island, starting the Battle of Guam. Penguin slipped her mooring and moved outside the harbor to gain maneuvering space and attacked the bombers with anti-aircraft fire, shooting down one aircraft, but she was then bombed and strafed. There were no direct bomb hits, but a group of bombs straddled the ship, killing one, wounding over sixty, and causing extensive damage. She was scuttled in 1200 feet of water to prevent her capture by the enemy. The crew made the shore in life rafts; those not seriously wounded continued the defense of Guam. (Source: Wikipedia)
David Allen was the son of William Marian Allen and Minnie A Neaves.
Allen enlisted in the US Navy August 2, 1940. He was aboard the USS Penguin , a minesweeper scuttled by her crew after an attack by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 8, 1941, and was captured by the Japanese. Mr Allen was released from the Japanese POW Camp Mukai-Shima, Central Honsky 34-133, September 13, 1945.
Member of Disabled American Veterans and the Ex-POW Association.
USS Penguin (AM-33)
Lapwing-class minesweeper
USS Penguin (AM-33) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper
On the morning of 8 December 1941 (7 December east of the International Date Line) the Penguin returned to Guam's Agana Harbor from a patrol and received word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon, the Japanese aircraft attacked the island, starting the Battle of Guam. Penguin slipped her mooring and moved outside the harbor to gain maneuvering space and attacked the bombers with anti-aircraft fire, shooting down one aircraft, but she was then bombed and strafed. There were no direct bomb hits, but a group of bombs straddled the ship, killing one, wounding over sixty, and causing extensive damage. She was scuttled in 1200 feet of water to prevent her capture by the enemy. The crew made the shore in life rafts; those not seriously wounded continued the defense of Guam. (Source: Wikipedia)
Allen enlisted in the US Navy August 2, 1940. He was aboard the USS Penguin , a minesweeper scuttled by her crew after an attack by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 8, 1941, and was captured by the Japanese. Mr Allen was released from the Japanese POW Camp Mukai-Shima, Central Honsky 34-133, September 13, 1945.
Member of Disabled American Veterans and the Ex-POW Association.
USS Penguin (AM-33)
Lapwing-class minesweeper
USS Penguin (AM-33) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper
On the morning of 8 December 1941 (7 December east of the International Date Line) the Penguin returned to Guam's Agana Harbor from a patrol and received word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon, the Japanese aircraft attacked the island, starting the Battle of Guam. Penguin slipped her mooring and moved outside the harbor to gain maneuvering space and attacked the bombers with anti-aircraft fire, shooting down one aircraft, but she was then bombed and strafed. There were no direct bomb hits, but a group of bombs straddled the ship, killing one, wounding over sixty, and causing extensive damage. She was scuttled in 1200 feet of water to prevent her capture by the enemy. The crew made the shore in life rafts; those not seriously wounded continued the defense of Guam. (Source: Wikipedia)
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