Allison, Murl G.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ALLI.M002
• _FGRAVE: Smith Cemete
• Military Service: World War II, Sergeant, Military Police Platoon, 1st 'Big Red One' Infantry Division, United States Army

Notes:

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on July 21, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Military Policeman (677), and departed the Continental U.S. on February 10, 1945 bound for the European Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with the Military Police Platoon, 1st 'Big Red One' Infantry Division in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns and in the Army Of Occupation thereafter. Earned The American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Army Of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on May 4, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)

Source https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2059897

Murl married ?, Clara B. on 5 Oct 1941. Clara was born on 3 Jun 1923 in Illinois; died on 1 Mar 1990 in Illinois; was buried in Payne Cemetery, Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]