Husband of Lona Allison. Living in Flintstone, Allegany County MD in 1920 Federal census. Served as Coxswain in U.S. Navy. Killed in action during World War II. Purple Heart.
Info regarding his place of death.
Harry Harold Allison, (right), a coxswain in the Navy, was killed in the battle for Okinawa May 1. He was the husband, of Mrs. Leonn, Arvilla Allison, of Flintstone, and the father of two children. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allison, also reside in Flintstone.
Published in the Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Tuesday, June 5, 1944, second section, col. 1.
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USN WORLD WAR II
Coxswain Harold H. Allison KIA Okinawa Gunto, May 1, 1945
Hometown:Flintstone Maryland
Wife, Mrs. Lona Allison
Ship: USS Terror (CM-5)
Service # 9276271
Awards: Purple Heart
Captain:
Mission:
Mission Date: 1-May-45
Location: Kerama Retto,
Cause: Kamakazi Attack
Crew: 41 dead, 7 missing, and 123 wounded
Enlisted in the US Navy on May 25, 1944. He became a coxswain on the minelayer USS Terror. He probably joined his ship in San Francisco in the fall of 1944. Terror provided casualty evacuation support during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and transferred battle casualties to the army hospital in Saipan. Next she was on hand for the invasion of Okinawa. She came under kamikaze assault on multiple occasions during April without incident.
Minutes before 04:00 on 1 May 1945, as Terror lay at anchor in Kerama Retto, a kamikaze dove toward the ship. Darting through a hole in the smoke screen and coming in on Terror's port beam, the attacker banked sharply around the stern, then came in from the starboard quarter so rapidly that only one of the minelayer's stern guns opened fire. As the plane crashed into the ship's communication platform, one of its bombs exploded. The other penetrated the main deck before it, too, exploded. The aircraft's engine tore through the ship's bulkheads to land in the wardroom. Fire flared immediately in the superstructure but was soon controlled and, within two hours, was extinguished. Flooding of the magazines prevented possible explosions, and no engineering damage occurred, but the kamikaze had exacted its toll. The attack cost Terror 171 casualties: 41 dead(including Coxswain Allison), 7 missing, and 123 wounded, that is more than one-third of the crew. The following day, the battered ship was moored to Natrona (APA-214) for emergency repair.
Info regarding his place of death.
Harry Harold Allison, (right), a coxswain in the Navy, was killed in the battle for Okinawa May 1. He was the husband, of Mrs. Leonn, Arvilla Allison, of Flintstone, and the father of two children. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allison, also reside in Flintstone.
Published in the Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Tuesday, June 5, 1944, second section, col. 1.
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USN WORLD WAR II
Coxswain Harold H. Allison KIA Okinawa Gunto, May 1, 1945
Hometown:Flintstone Maryland
Wife, Mrs. Lona Allison
Ship: USS Terror (CM-5)
Service # 9276271
Awards: Purple Heart
Captain:
Mission:
Mission Date: 1-May-45
Location: Kerama Retto,
Cause: Kamakazi Attack
Crew: 41 dead, 7 missing, and 123 wounded
Enlisted in the US Navy on May 25, 1944. He became a coxswain on the minelayer USS Terror. He probably joined his ship in San Francisco in the fall of 1944. Terror provided casualty evacuation support during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and transferred battle casualties to the army hospital in Saipan. Next she was on hand for the invasion of Okinawa. She came under kamikaze assault on multiple occasions during April without incident.
Minutes before 04:00 on 1 May 1945, as Terror lay at anchor in Kerama Retto, a kamikaze dove toward the ship. Darting through a hole in the smoke screen and coming in on Terror's port beam, the attacker banked sharply around the stern, then came in from the starboard quarter so rapidly that only one of the minelayer's stern guns opened fire. As the plane crashed into the ship's communication platform, one of its bombs exploded. The other penetrated the main deck before it, too, exploded. The aircraft's engine tore through the ship's bulkheads to land in the wardroom. Fire flared immediately in the superstructure but was soon controlled and, within two hours, was extinguished. Flooding of the magazines prevented possible explosions, and no engineering damage occurred, but the kamikaze had exacted its toll. The attack cost Terror 171 casualties: 41 dead(including Coxswain Allison), 7 missing, and 123 wounded, that is more than one-third of the crew. The following day, the battered ship was moored to Natrona (APA-214) for emergency repair.
Husband of Lona Allison. Living in Flintstone, Allegany County MD in 1920 Federal census. Served as Coxswain in U.S. Navy. Killed in action during World War II. Purple Heart.
Info regarding his place of death.
Harry Harold Allison, (right), a coxswain in the Navy, was killed in the battle for Okinawa May 1. He was the husband, of Mrs. Leonn, Arvilla Allison, of Flintstone, and the father of two children. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allison, also reside in Flintstone.
Published in the Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Tuesday, June 5, 1944, second section, col. 1.
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USN WORLD WAR II
Coxswain Harold H. Allison KIA Okinawa Gunto, May 1, 1945
Hometown:Flintstone Maryland
Wife, Mrs. Lona Allison
Ship: USS Terror (CM-5)
Service # 9276271
Awards: Purple Heart
Captain:
Mission:
Mission Date: 1-May-45
Location: Kerama Retto,
Cause: Kamakazi Attack
Crew: 41 dead, 7 missing, and 123 wounded
Enlisted in the US Navy on May 25, 1944. He became a coxswain on the minelayer USS Terror. He probably joined his ship in San Francisco in the fall of 1944. Terror provided casualty evacuation support during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and transferred battle casualties to the army hospital in Saipan. Next she was on hand for the invasion of Okinawa. She came under kamikaze assault on multiple occasions during April without incident.
Minutes before 04:00 on 1 May 1945, as Terror lay at anchor in Kerama Retto, a kamikaze dove toward the ship. Darting through a hole in the smoke screen and coming in on Terror's port beam, the attacker banked sharply around the stern, then came in from the starboard quarter so rapidly that only one of the minelayer's stern guns opened fire. As the plane crashed into the ship's communication platform, one of its bombs exploded. The other penetrated the main deck before it, too, exploded. The aircraft's engine tore through the ship's bulkheads to land in the wardroom. Fire flared immediately in the superstructure but was soon controlled and, within two hours, was extinguished. Flooding of the magazines prevented possible explosions, and no engineering damage occurred, but the kamikaze had exacted its toll. The attack cost Terror 171 casualties: 41 dead(including Coxswain Allison), 7 missing, and 123 wounded, that is more than one-third of the crew. The following day, the battered ship was moored to Natrona (APA-214) for emergency repair.
Info regarding his place of death.
Harry Harold Allison, (right), a coxswain in the Navy, was killed in the battle for Okinawa May 1. He was the husband, of Mrs. Leonn, Arvilla Allison, of Flintstone, and the father of two children. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allison, also reside in Flintstone.
Published in the Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Tuesday, June 5, 1944, second section, col. 1.
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USN WORLD WAR II
Coxswain Harold H. Allison KIA Okinawa Gunto, May 1, 1945
Hometown:Flintstone Maryland
Wife, Mrs. Lona Allison
Ship: USS Terror (CM-5)
Service # 9276271
Awards: Purple Heart
Captain:
Mission:
Mission Date: 1-May-45
Location: Kerama Retto,
Cause: Kamakazi Attack
Crew: 41 dead, 7 missing, and 123 wounded
Enlisted in the US Navy on May 25, 1944. He became a coxswain on the minelayer USS Terror. He probably joined his ship in San Francisco in the fall of 1944. Terror provided casualty evacuation support during the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and transferred battle casualties to the army hospital in Saipan. Next she was on hand for the invasion of Okinawa. She came under kamikaze assault on multiple occasions during April without incident.
Minutes before 04:00 on 1 May 1945, as Terror lay at anchor in Kerama Retto, a kamikaze dove toward the ship. Darting through a hole in the smoke screen and coming in on Terror's port beam, the attacker banked sharply around the stern, then came in from the starboard quarter so rapidly that only one of the minelayer's stern guns opened fire. As the plane crashed into the ship's communication platform, one of its bombs exploded. The other penetrated the main deck before it, too, exploded. The aircraft's engine tore through the ship's bulkheads to land in the wardroom. Fire flared immediately in the superstructure but was soon controlled and, within two hours, was extinguished. Flooding of the magazines prevented possible explosions, and no engineering damage occurred, but the kamikaze had exacted its toll. The attack cost Terror 171 casualties: 41 dead(including Coxswain Allison), 7 missing, and 123 wounded, that is more than one-third of the crew. The following day, the battered ship was moored to Natrona (APA-214) for emergency repair.
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