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Sgt Billy James Allen
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Sgt Billy James Allen

Birth
Norton, Norton County, Kansas, USA
Death
6 Dec 1950 (aged 29)
North Korea
Cenotaph
Norton, Norton County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Sergeant Allen served in the:
• United States Army
• 7th Infantry Division
• 57th Field Artillery Battalion
• Battery A

His Army enlistment date/place/Serial Number was:
• 05/03/1943
• Denver, Colorado
• 37345554

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
"Attendants, filling stations and parking lots"

He went Missing in Action:
• While fighting near Hagaru, North Korea
(his remains were not recovered)

His name is inscribed on the:
• Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial

Sergeant Allen was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
• Korean Service Medal
• United Nations Service Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Korean Presidential Unit Citation
• Republic of Korea War Service Medal

He was the son of:
• James Clifford Allen
(07/13/1896 - 03/17/1960)
• Bonnie Louella Spickerman Allen
(04/27/1905 - 03/05/1996)

He was the twin brother of:
• Betty Jean Allen Lorimor Greenwood
(08/06/1921 - 10/10/1973)

He was the husband of:
• Spouse's name unknown at this time

He was the father of:
• Son's name unknown at this time
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____________________________________________

Sergeant Allen served in the:
• United States Army
• 7th Infantry Division
• 57th Field Artillery Battalion
• Battery A

His Army enlistment date/place/Serial Number was:
• 05/03/1943
• Denver, Colorado
• 37345554

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
"Attendants, filling stations and parking lots"

He went Missing in Action:
• While fighting near Hagaru, North Korea
(his remains were not recovered)

His name is inscribed on the:
• Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial

Sergeant Allen was awarded the:
• Purple Heart
• Korean Service Medal
• United Nations Service Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Korean Presidential Unit Citation
• Republic of Korea War Service Medal

He was the son of:
• James Clifford Allen
(07/13/1896 - 03/17/1960)
• Bonnie Louella Spickerman Allen
(04/27/1905 - 03/05/1996)

He was the twin brother of:
• Betty Jean Allen Lorimor Greenwood
(08/06/1921 - 10/10/1973)

He was the husband of:
• Spouse's name unknown at this time

He was the father of:
• Son's name unknown at this time
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Inscription

SERVED WW2 & KOREA
The base of his parents' stone says:
"IN MEMORY OF BILLY WHO WAS LOST IN ACTION"



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