Allen, Jack V V., TSgt

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Final Rank
Technical Sergeant
Last MOS
6000-Basic Aircraft Maintenance Marine
Last MOSGroup
Aircraft Maintenance
Primary Unit
1939-1941, 6253, Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 243 (VMSB-243)
Service Years
1937 - 1941
Technical Sergeant
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Home State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Year of Birth
1918
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by GySgt John Rush (MTWS Asst Chief Admin) to remember Marine TSgt Jack V Allen.

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Casualty Info
Home Town
Norman, OK
Last Address
Rt. 2
Norman, OK

Casualty Date
Dec 08, 1941
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Wake Island
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates
SECTION G SITE 68
Military Service Number
257 676

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National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA)World War II FallenWWII Memorial National RegistryStories Behind The Stars
  1941, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  2013, World War II Fallen
  2015, WWII Memorial National Registry
  2021, Stories Behind The Stars

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Central Pacific Campaign (1941-43)/Battle of Wake Island
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
December / 1941

Description
The Battle of Wake Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor and ended on 23 December 1941, with the surrender of the American forces to the Empire of Japan. It was fought on and around the atoll formed by Wake Island and its islets of Peale and Wilkes Islands by the air, land and naval forces of the Empire of Japan against those of the U.S., with Marines playing a prominent role on both sides.

The island was held by the Japanese for the duration of the Pacific War; the remaining Japanese garrison on the island surrendered to a detachment of United States Marines on 4 September 1945.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
December / 1941
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232)

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Lexington (CV-16)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  109 Also There at This Battle:
  • McClurg, Robert, LtCol, (1942-1963)
  • Potter, George H, BGen, (1927-1948)
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