William P. Allen, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

USS LST-523 (Landing Ship Tank); US Naval Hospital, Millington; Great Lakes Naval Hospital

Location of Service

Bainbridge, Maryland; Millington, Tennessee; Long Island, New York; Norfolk Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia; Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri; Great Lakes, Illinois; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank

Hospital Apprentice First Class

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Betty Rowland

Contributor:

James Williams

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Middle Tennessee Oral History Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/08547

Subjects:

Allen Jr., William P.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

William P. Allen, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/08547), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress