Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 16, 1946.
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Allen served as a Quartermaster Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Fairfield County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on September 25, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Allen was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 6426012
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Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for finding that this record was not recorded at Manila!
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Allen served as a Quartermaster Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Fairfield County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on September 25, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Allen was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 6426012
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Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for finding that this record was not recorded at Manila!
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 16, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Allen served as a Quartermaster Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Fairfield County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on September 25, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Allen was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 6426012
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Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for finding that this record was not recorded at Manila!
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Allen served as a Quartermaster Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Fairfield County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on September 25, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Allen was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 6426012
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Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Special thanks to:
ShaneO for finding that this record was not recorded at Manila!
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