William Stanley Allen

BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

RANK
Rank Unknown

HOMETOWN
Orleans, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American


Enlisted on 19 September 1941 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Served with the 503rd Parachute Regiment "Rock Force". First Airborne Regiment to fight in the Pacific. Landed at Marham Valley, New Guinea on 5 September 1943. Awarded The Presidential Unit Citation for Corregidor. The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation of 17 October-44 to July 1945.