Homer Bryan Allen, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1939-1945

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS Kearney (DD 432); USS Rowe (DD 564)

Location of Service

Brazil; Pacific; Atlantic; European Theater; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); North Africa; Port Lyautey, Morocco

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Torch (North Africa Invasion), Okinawa, Port Lyautey

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Senior Grade

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a gunnery officer on a destroyer and witnessed the Japanese surrender ceremony.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Nathan Willingham

Contributor:

Tyler Archer

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

San Antonio College

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/67971

Subjects:

Allen Jr., Homer Bryan

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Homer Bryan Allen, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/67971), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress