EDWARD  HENRY  ALLEN

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Deceased 05/07/1942
Rate/Rank
 LT
Service Branch
USN 6/1931 - 5/1942
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR
Born
 03/02/1908
PEKIN, ND
KILLED IN ACTION - SCOUTING SQUADRON 2 , USS LEXINGTON CV-2. SUNK BATTLE OF CORAL SEA. USS EDWARD H. ALLEN DE-531 NAMED IN HIS HONOR
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
XO, SQUADRON VS-2, USS LEXINGTON CV-2
SQUADRON VS-6, USS ENTERPRISE CV-6
NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY, NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA
SQUADRON VS-6B, USS OMAHA CL-4
USS ARKANSAS BB-33
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD - CLASS OF 1931
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS W/STAR 
PURPLE HEART 
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL