In Loving Memory of ... SFC Raymond Allen.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
RAYMOND ALLEN - Army - SFC - E7
Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 12, 1937 - Born in Clarksville, Georgia.
From: ROSSVILLE, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Catherine B. Allen and Daughter, Stephanie R. Allen, both of Santa Margarita, CA. Parents: Father, James Herman Allen and Mother, Dessie Nix Allen, both of Cleveland, Georgia. Sisters, Ader Arrendale and Dolly Stovall, both of Cleveland, and Lois Sims, Clarkesville. Brothers, Marvin Allen, Englewood, Tenn. and James Dewey Allen, Born June 10, 1919 and died May 3, 2002 FAG #97613834.
***** This was my Daddy, I was 3 when he was killed in action. Thank you for your dedication and service. Love you always .
Stephanie Rae (Allen) Gilbert
***** Dear Grandad, I never knew you, but I have seen pictures of you and have heard the stories from my grandmother and have come to know that you were a man and hero unlike any other. I love you.
Elijah Gilbert
***** SFC Allen was part of a Green Beret team located near the Ho Chi Minh trail close to the Laotian border in a place called A Shau. He and his team and approximately 300 Chinese Nung mercenaries were attacked and overrun by an estimated three North Vietnamese battalions in March 1966. Bad weather prevented airstrikes from reaching the base camp. SFC Allen was initially reported as MIA but his status was later changed to KIA. He is buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN.
Ed Cardon
SFC - E7 - Army - Special Forces
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Nov 15, 1965
Casualty was on Mar 9, 1966
In SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was recovered
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On Mar. 9, 1966, SFC Raymond Allen became a ground casualty.
He was listed as MIA and his body was later recovered.
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San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune Tuesday, April 5, 1966
And One of Them Was Sgt. Ray Allen
by Mel Gauntz, Staff Writer
SANTA MAGARITA – The attack on the Special Forces camp at A Shau didn't last long. A regiment of North Vietnamese regulars launched its assault on the camp some time during Tuesday, March 8. And the heroic defense of the camp by 12 American Green Berets and 375 native troops against a force estimated at 1,500 men grabbed the headlines for only a couple of days:
"GREEN BERET OUTPOST UNDER SIEGE BY CONG" (Wednesday) "SURRENDER FORCED ON HEROIC U.S. UNIT" (Thursday) By Friday, the story was at the bottom of most front pages across the country: "59 MORE RESCUED FROM CONG." On Saturday, March 12, the rescue of seven more Americans and a number of Vietnamese was buried near the end of a story about the latest Saigon political controversy. An estimated 200 Vietnamese and an undisclosed number of Americans had been killed.
One of them was Sgt. 1-C Ray Allen. We don't know how many others went to the aid of their besieged comrades at A Shau, but only 32 got back. RAY ALLEN WASN'T ONE OF THEM
Allen was only 29—and looked a lot younger. But, he'd been a soldier for 12 years and volunteered for the Green Berets, the elite Special Forces organization, three years ago. He wasn't supposed to have been sent to Viet Nam until this spring, but he and 10 buddies volunteered to go last November in Ft. Bragg, N.C. Allen was an adviser to a group on Chinese Nungs (mercenaries), who Allen wrote were "real good fighters." Allen hadn't seen any action until the camp at A Shau was overrun on March 8. Then, he and his Nungs were sent from Nha Trang to help out the hard-pressed Green Berets there.
Two days later, Catherine Allen received a telegram that said her husband was missing in action. She lives in Santa Margarita with her widowed sister, Mrs. Sally Garnett. A letter from Allen telling her "don't worry" came the next day. But that had been written before A Shau. "He had such good training and was such a good soldier that I thought he could have had a chance if he had somehow gotten away," she said Monday."I THINK I STILL HAD SOME HOPE" The second telegram, the one that said there was no more hope, came Sunday. But by then, she had already heard from Allen's commanding officer and one of his buddies.
The Allens were married seven years ago and have a daughter, Stephanie, 3. He was from Cleveland, Ga., and her home town is Chattanooga, Tenn. That's where the military services will be. Catherine Allen's eyes are red from the tears, but she's not bitter. She recognizes that the war in Viet Nam is not a popular one. "It seems no knows about the Green Berets—or cares," she said.
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You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
RAYMOND ALLEN - Army - SFC - E7
Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 12, 1937 - Born in Clarksville, Georgia.
From: ROSSVILLE, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Catherine B. Allen and Daughter, Stephanie R. Allen, both of Santa Margarita, CA. Parents: Father, James Herman Allen and Mother, Dessie Nix Allen, both of Cleveland, Georgia. Sisters, Ader Arrendale and Dolly Stovall, both of Cleveland, and Lois Sims, Clarkesville. Brothers, Marvin Allen, Englewood, Tenn. and James Dewey Allen, Born June 10, 1919 and died May 3, 2002 FAG #97613834.
***** This was my Daddy, I was 3 when he was killed in action. Thank you for your dedication and service. Love you always .
Stephanie Rae (Allen) Gilbert
***** Dear Grandad, I never knew you, but I have seen pictures of you and have heard the stories from my grandmother and have come to know that you were a man and hero unlike any other. I love you.
Elijah Gilbert
***** SFC Allen was part of a Green Beret team located near the Ho Chi Minh trail close to the Laotian border in a place called A Shau. He and his team and approximately 300 Chinese Nung mercenaries were attacked and overrun by an estimated three North Vietnamese battalions in March 1966. Bad weather prevented airstrikes from reaching the base camp. SFC Allen was initially reported as MIA but his status was later changed to KIA. He is buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN.
Ed Cardon
SFC - E7 - Army - Special Forces
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Nov 15, 1965
Casualty was on Mar 9, 1966
In SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was recovered
Panel 05E - Line 130
On Mar. 9, 1966, SFC Raymond Allen became a ground casualty.
He was listed as MIA and his body was later recovered.
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San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune Tuesday, April 5, 1966
And One of Them Was Sgt. Ray Allen
by Mel Gauntz, Staff Writer
SANTA MAGARITA – The attack on the Special Forces camp at A Shau didn't last long. A regiment of North Vietnamese regulars launched its assault on the camp some time during Tuesday, March 8. And the heroic defense of the camp by 12 American Green Berets and 375 native troops against a force estimated at 1,500 men grabbed the headlines for only a couple of days:
"GREEN BERET OUTPOST UNDER SIEGE BY CONG" (Wednesday) "SURRENDER FORCED ON HEROIC U.S. UNIT" (Thursday) By Friday, the story was at the bottom of most front pages across the country: "59 MORE RESCUED FROM CONG." On Saturday, March 12, the rescue of seven more Americans and a number of Vietnamese was buried near the end of a story about the latest Saigon political controversy. An estimated 200 Vietnamese and an undisclosed number of Americans had been killed.
One of them was Sgt. 1-C Ray Allen. We don't know how many others went to the aid of their besieged comrades at A Shau, but only 32 got back. RAY ALLEN WASN'T ONE OF THEM
Allen was only 29—and looked a lot younger. But, he'd been a soldier for 12 years and volunteered for the Green Berets, the elite Special Forces organization, three years ago. He wasn't supposed to have been sent to Viet Nam until this spring, but he and 10 buddies volunteered to go last November in Ft. Bragg, N.C. Allen was an adviser to a group on Chinese Nungs (mercenaries), who Allen wrote were "real good fighters." Allen hadn't seen any action until the camp at A Shau was overrun on March 8. Then, he and his Nungs were sent from Nha Trang to help out the hard-pressed Green Berets there.
Two days later, Catherine Allen received a telegram that said her husband was missing in action. She lives in Santa Margarita with her widowed sister, Mrs. Sally Garnett. A letter from Allen telling her "don't worry" came the next day. But that had been written before A Shau. "He had such good training and was such a good soldier that I thought he could have had a chance if he had somehow gotten away," she said Monday."I THINK I STILL HAD SOME HOPE" The second telegram, the one that said there was no more hope, came Sunday. But by then, she had already heard from Allen's commanding officer and one of his buddies.
The Allens were married seven years ago and have a daughter, Stephanie, 3. He was from Cleveland, Ga., and her home town is Chattanooga, Tenn. That's where the military services will be. Catherine Allen's eyes are red from the tears, but she's not bitter. She recognizes that the war in Viet Nam is not a popular one. "It seems no knows about the Green Berets—or cares," she said.
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In Loving Memory of ... SFC Raymond Allen.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
RAYMOND ALLEN - Army - SFC - E7
Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 12, 1937 - Born in Clarksville, Georgia.
From: ROSSVILLE, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Catherine B. Allen and Daughter, Stephanie R. Allen, both of Santa Margarita, CA. Parents: Father, James Herman Allen and Mother, Dessie Nix Allen, both of Cleveland, Georgia. Sisters, Ader Arrendale and Dolly Stovall, both of Cleveland, and Lois Sims, Clarkesville. Brothers, Marvin Allen, Englewood, Tenn. and James Dewey Allen, Born June 10, 1919 and died May 3, 2002 FAG #97613834.
***** This was my Daddy, I was 3 when he was killed in action. Thank you for your dedication and service. Love you always .
Stephanie Rae (Allen) Gilbert
***** Dear Grandad, I never knew you, but I have seen pictures of you and have heard the stories from my grandmother and have come to know that you were a man and hero unlike any other. I love you.
Elijah Gilbert
***** SFC Allen was part of a Green Beret team located near the Ho Chi Minh trail close to the Laotian border in a place called A Shau. He and his team and approximately 300 Chinese Nung mercenaries were attacked and overrun by an estimated three North Vietnamese battalions in March 1966. Bad weather prevented airstrikes from reaching the base camp. SFC Allen was initially reported as MIA but his status was later changed to KIA. He is buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN.
Ed Cardon
SFC - E7 - Army - Special Forces
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Nov 15, 1965
Casualty was on Mar 9, 1966
In SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was recovered
Panel 05E - Line 130
On Mar. 9, 1966, SFC Raymond Allen became a ground casualty.
He was listed as MIA and his body was later recovered.
***********************************************
San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune Tuesday, April 5, 1966
And One of Them Was Sgt. Ray Allen
by Mel Gauntz, Staff Writer
SANTA MAGARITA – The attack on the Special Forces camp at A Shau didn't last long. A regiment of North Vietnamese regulars launched its assault on the camp some time during Tuesday, March 8. And the heroic defense of the camp by 12 American Green Berets and 375 native troops against a force estimated at 1,500 men grabbed the headlines for only a couple of days:
"GREEN BERET OUTPOST UNDER SIEGE BY CONG" (Wednesday) "SURRENDER FORCED ON HEROIC U.S. UNIT" (Thursday) By Friday, the story was at the bottom of most front pages across the country: "59 MORE RESCUED FROM CONG." On Saturday, March 12, the rescue of seven more Americans and a number of Vietnamese was buried near the end of a story about the latest Saigon political controversy. An estimated 200 Vietnamese and an undisclosed number of Americans had been killed.
One of them was Sgt. 1-C Ray Allen. We don't know how many others went to the aid of their besieged comrades at A Shau, but only 32 got back. RAY ALLEN WASN'T ONE OF THEM
Allen was only 29—and looked a lot younger. But, he'd been a soldier for 12 years and volunteered for the Green Berets, the elite Special Forces organization, three years ago. He wasn't supposed to have been sent to Viet Nam until this spring, but he and 10 buddies volunteered to go last November in Ft. Bragg, N.C. Allen was an adviser to a group on Chinese Nungs (mercenaries), who Allen wrote were "real good fighters." Allen hadn't seen any action until the camp at A Shau was overrun on March 8. Then, he and his Nungs were sent from Nha Trang to help out the hard-pressed Green Berets there.
Two days later, Catherine Allen received a telegram that said her husband was missing in action. She lives in Santa Margarita with her widowed sister, Mrs. Sally Garnett. A letter from Allen telling her "don't worry" came the next day. But that had been written before A Shau. "He had such good training and was such a good soldier that I thought he could have had a chance if he had somehow gotten away," she said Monday."I THINK I STILL HAD SOME HOPE" The second telegram, the one that said there was no more hope, came Sunday. But by then, she had already heard from Allen's commanding officer and one of his buddies.
The Allens were married seven years ago and have a daughter, Stephanie, 3. He was from Cleveland, Ga., and her home town is Chattanooga, Tenn. That's where the military services will be. Catherine Allen's eyes are red from the tears, but she's not bitter. She recognizes that the war in Viet Nam is not a popular one. "It seems no knows about the Green Berets—or cares," she said.
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.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
RAYMOND ALLEN - Army - SFC - E7
Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 12, 1937 - Born in Clarksville, Georgia.
From: ROSSVILLE, GA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married - Catherine B. Allen and Daughter, Stephanie R. Allen, both of Santa Margarita, CA. Parents: Father, James Herman Allen and Mother, Dessie Nix Allen, both of Cleveland, Georgia. Sisters, Ader Arrendale and Dolly Stovall, both of Cleveland, and Lois Sims, Clarkesville. Brothers, Marvin Allen, Englewood, Tenn. and James Dewey Allen, Born June 10, 1919 and died May 3, 2002 FAG #97613834.
***** This was my Daddy, I was 3 when he was killed in action. Thank you for your dedication and service. Love you always .
Stephanie Rae (Allen) Gilbert
***** Dear Grandad, I never knew you, but I have seen pictures of you and have heard the stories from my grandmother and have come to know that you were a man and hero unlike any other. I love you.
Elijah Gilbert
***** SFC Allen was part of a Green Beret team located near the Ho Chi Minh trail close to the Laotian border in a place called A Shau. He and his team and approximately 300 Chinese Nung mercenaries were attacked and overrun by an estimated three North Vietnamese battalions in March 1966. Bad weather prevented airstrikes from reaching the base camp. SFC Allen was initially reported as MIA but his status was later changed to KIA. He is buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga TN.
Ed Cardon
SFC - E7 - Army - Special Forces
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Nov 15, 1965
Casualty was on Mar 9, 1966
In SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was recovered
Panel 05E - Line 130
On Mar. 9, 1966, SFC Raymond Allen became a ground casualty.
He was listed as MIA and his body was later recovered.
***********************************************
San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune Tuesday, April 5, 1966
And One of Them Was Sgt. Ray Allen
by Mel Gauntz, Staff Writer
SANTA MAGARITA – The attack on the Special Forces camp at A Shau didn't last long. A regiment of North Vietnamese regulars launched its assault on the camp some time during Tuesday, March 8. And the heroic defense of the camp by 12 American Green Berets and 375 native troops against a force estimated at 1,500 men grabbed the headlines for only a couple of days:
"GREEN BERET OUTPOST UNDER SIEGE BY CONG" (Wednesday) "SURRENDER FORCED ON HEROIC U.S. UNIT" (Thursday) By Friday, the story was at the bottom of most front pages across the country: "59 MORE RESCUED FROM CONG." On Saturday, March 12, the rescue of seven more Americans and a number of Vietnamese was buried near the end of a story about the latest Saigon political controversy. An estimated 200 Vietnamese and an undisclosed number of Americans had been killed.
One of them was Sgt. 1-C Ray Allen. We don't know how many others went to the aid of their besieged comrades at A Shau, but only 32 got back. RAY ALLEN WASN'T ONE OF THEM
Allen was only 29—and looked a lot younger. But, he'd been a soldier for 12 years and volunteered for the Green Berets, the elite Special Forces organization, three years ago. He wasn't supposed to have been sent to Viet Nam until this spring, but he and 10 buddies volunteered to go last November in Ft. Bragg, N.C. Allen was an adviser to a group on Chinese Nungs (mercenaries), who Allen wrote were "real good fighters." Allen hadn't seen any action until the camp at A Shau was overrun on March 8. Then, he and his Nungs were sent from Nha Trang to help out the hard-pressed Green Berets there.
Two days later, Catherine Allen received a telegram that said her husband was missing in action. She lives in Santa Margarita with her widowed sister, Mrs. Sally Garnett. A letter from Allen telling her "don't worry" came the next day. But that had been written before A Shau. "He had such good training and was such a good soldier that I thought he could have had a chance if he had somehow gotten away," she said Monday."I THINK I STILL HAD SOME HOPE" The second telegram, the one that said there was no more hope, came Sunday. But by then, she had already heard from Allen's commanding officer and one of his buddies.
The Allens were married seven years ago and have a daughter, Stephanie, 3. He was from Cleveland, Ga., and her home town is Chattanooga, Tenn. That's where the military services will be. Catherine Allen's eyes are red from the tears, but she's not bitter. She recognizes that the war in Viet Nam is not a popular one. "It seems no knows about the Green Berets—or cares," she said.
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