Allen, Jerry E.

1927 - 1965  (38 years)

• Name	Allen, Jerry E.
  Birth	1927  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ALLE.J006
  _FGRAVE	29336760
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company B, 519th Military Police Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Enlisted and Entered Active Service on October 15, 1946 At Chicago, Illinois. Completed Basic Training and Qualified in The Military Occupational Specialty of Military Policeman (669). Departed the U.S. December 30, 1946 Bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to Company B, 519th Military Police Battalion Engaged in Occupation Operations in Japan. Honorably Discharged as a Private First Class On March 20, 1948 at The Separation Center, Camp Stoneman, California. Earned The WWII Victory Medal and The Army Of Occupation Medal (Japan). (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=2096753
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Allen, Jerry E. (1927-1965) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Japan
  		Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Allen, Jerry E. (1927-1965)
  Death	1965  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Allen, Jerry E.
  Person ID	I43093	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13479] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Allen, Jerry E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29336760), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14957] World War II Honoree, Jerry E. Allen, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2096753) (Reliability: 2).