Rank and Name, Aviation Ordnance man Third Class Robert Mosby Allen.
Unit/Placed in, Drew 3, Unites States Navy.
“Drew 3” was a US Navy unit that operated the Mulberry Harbor off Gold Beach. This was Mulberry B as Mulberry A was destroyed in a storm in June.
There was no reason why he was assigned to Mulberry B as he was in the Navy Air by rank.
Robert is born approx. on 1924 in Kentucky.
Father, Benjamin Mosby Allen.
Mother, Elizabeth B. Allen.
Sister, Betty E. Allen.
Robert enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number # 8454125.
Robert died non Battle on Aug. 4, 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern, Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Robert is buried/mentioned at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.
Thanks to, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulberry_harbour
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
