Rank and Name, Aviation Ordnance Man Third Class Robert Mosby Allen.
Unit/Placed in, 25th Naval Construction Battalion “Drew Three”, United States Naval Reserve.
Assigned to a unit called DREW THREE J4A on 20 December 1943. DREW THREE was sort of a Seabee unit whose job it was to build the temporary artificial harbor following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. This harbor construction project was code named Operation Mulberry.
Robert is born on 16 February 1924 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.
Father, Benjamin Mosby Allen.
Mother, B. N. Allen.
Sister(s), Betty Lee Allen.
Robert enlisted the service in Tennessee with service number # 8454125.
Robert Was Kia When he Was on the beach killed from a German landmine detonation on 4 August 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Robert is buried 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 ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
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POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
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WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
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Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
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