Born in Sutter Creek, California, May 22, 1921
Graduated from the Sutter Creek High School, June 1939
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1939
Plant Science Curriculum - Agronomy
Member Calpha Club (Phi Delta Theta Fraternity) President Junior Class, 1941-42
President ASUCD, Fall 1942
ROTC Cadet Officer
Transferred to the Berkeley Campus for the spring semester 1943 (when all undergraduate instruction at Davis was terminated for the duration.)
Married Janet Lovelace, October 1942
Graduated with Highest Honors June 1943, Bachelor of Science

Military Service

3 904 71 71
0 583 707
ROTC, University of California, Davis and Berkeley, 1939-43.
Enlisted July 1943 and assigned to 12th Company, Third Student Training Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Graduated from the Officers Training School, Fort Benning, December 1943.

Commissioned

Second Lieutenant, AUS, University of California Commencement, May 1943.
Second Lieutenant, AUS, Fort Benning, December 1943.

Service Assignments

Dec 1943 - Jun 1944, Assigned to Company B 56th Training Battalion, Camp Wolters, Texas.
Jun 1944, Temporary assignment to RA base in Oklahoma.
Jun 1944, Departed the United States for England and assigned to Co M, 315th Reg, 7th Army.
Nov 1944, Landed in France.

Lieutenant Allen was killed in action* 14 November 1944
near St. Pole, Meurthe et Moselle.

* The following is abstracted from a letter to Lt. Allen's father from Capt. Bernard V. Deutchman, Personnel Officer, 315th Infantry, 7th Army Hdqts.'… On the 15th of November, 1944, Co M ... was delivering supporting fire for friendly line companies engaging the enemy. His mortar section was located in a small grove near the German lines. The act was difficult due to ... extremely cold weather and the enemy was concentrating fire on the position held by Lt. Allen. While he was well forward observing the fire of his platoon, he was struck and instantly killed by an exploding mortar shell. His valiant service and sacrifice shall not go unforgotten by those who served with him'.

Decoration

PURPLE HEART (Posthumous)