We would like to thank John van Wekberg of Maasbracht, Netherlands for being a caretaker and adopting Pvt. Allen.
John has provided the following information:
Pvt. Arthur Ray Allen was born July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana and entered the military on January 5, 1943. Received training at Ft. Buss, Shreveport Louisiana and Camp Pickett, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Piller Allen and two daughters, parents Arthur Allen Sr.and Mrs Maude Murray, sister Mrs. Florence Johns and three brothers, Charles W. Robert and Jack. His grandmother was Dora Snavely.
PVT. ALLEN, Arthur Ray
Service number: 35576862
Age: 24
Born, July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana
Hometown: La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana
Family:
Arthur Allen Sr (father)
Maude (nee McCarty) Allen/Murray (mother)
Florence (Johns) Allen (sister)
Charles W. Allen aka Walter Charles(brother)
Walter Charles Allen (brother)
Robert George Allen (brother)
Jack Allen (brother)
John Richard Allen, Sr. (brother)
Helen C. (nee Piller) Allen/Wolfenbarger (wife)
Linda A. Allen/Vann (daughter)
Nancy Jean Allen/Muster (daughter)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 489th Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: December 5, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: Merzenhausen, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot L, Row 11, Grave 14
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: December 29, 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana
Other information:
Together with an officer, he was sent forward to explore for his unit.
He was first buried at block I, row 10, grave 242 on the same day of his death. He was disinterred on 28 June 1848 and given his final resting place on 23 February 1949.
John has provided the following information:
Pvt. Arthur Ray Allen was born July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana and entered the military on January 5, 1943. Received training at Ft. Buss, Shreveport Louisiana and Camp Pickett, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Piller Allen and two daughters, parents Arthur Allen Sr.and Mrs Maude Murray, sister Mrs. Florence Johns and three brothers, Charles W. Robert and Jack. His grandmother was Dora Snavely.
PVT. ALLEN, Arthur Ray
Service number: 35576862
Age: 24
Born, July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana
Hometown: La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana
Family:
Arthur Allen Sr (father)
Maude (nee McCarty) Allen/Murray (mother)
Florence (Johns) Allen (sister)
Charles W. Allen aka Walter Charles(brother)
Walter Charles Allen (brother)
Robert George Allen (brother)
Jack Allen (brother)
John Richard Allen, Sr. (brother)
Helen C. (nee Piller) Allen/Wolfenbarger (wife)
Linda A. Allen/Vann (daughter)
Nancy Jean Allen/Muster (daughter)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 489th Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: December 5, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: Merzenhausen, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot L, Row 11, Grave 14
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: December 29, 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana
Other information:
Together with an officer, he was sent forward to explore for his unit.
He was first buried at block I, row 10, grave 242 on the same day of his death. He was disinterred on 28 June 1848 and given his final resting place on 23 February 1949.
We would like to thank John van Wekberg of Maasbracht, Netherlands for being a caretaker and adopting Pvt. Allen.
John has provided the following information:
Pvt. Arthur Ray Allen was born July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana and entered the military on January 5, 1943. Received training at Ft. Buss, Shreveport Louisiana and Camp Pickett, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Piller Allen and two daughters, parents Arthur Allen Sr.and Mrs Maude Murray, sister Mrs. Florence Johns and three brothers, Charles W. Robert and Jack. His grandmother was Dora Snavely.
PVT. ALLEN, Arthur Ray
Service number: 35576862
Age: 24
Born, July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana
Hometown: La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana
Family:
Arthur Allen Sr (father)
Maude (nee McCarty) Allen/Murray (mother)
Florence (Johns) Allen (sister)
Charles W. Allen aka Walter Charles(brother)
Walter Charles Allen (brother)
Robert George Allen (brother)
Jack Allen (brother)
John Richard Allen, Sr. (brother)
Helen C. (nee Piller) Allen/Wolfenbarger (wife)
Linda A. Allen/Vann (daughter)
Nancy Jean Allen/Muster (daughter)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 489th Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: December 5, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: Merzenhausen, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot L, Row 11, Grave 14
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: December 29, 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana
Other information:
Together with an officer, he was sent forward to explore for his unit.
He was first buried at block I, row 10, grave 242 on the same day of his death. He was disinterred on 28 June 1848 and given his final resting place on 23 February 1949.
John has provided the following information:
Pvt. Arthur Ray Allen was born July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana and entered the military on January 5, 1943. Received training at Ft. Buss, Shreveport Louisiana and Camp Pickett, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Piller Allen and two daughters, parents Arthur Allen Sr.and Mrs Maude Murray, sister Mrs. Florence Johns and three brothers, Charles W. Robert and Jack. His grandmother was Dora Snavely.
PVT. ALLEN, Arthur Ray
Service number: 35576862
Age: 24
Born, July 24, 1920, La Porte County, Indiana
Hometown: La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana
Family:
Arthur Allen Sr (father)
Maude (nee McCarty) Allen/Murray (mother)
Florence (Johns) Allen (sister)
Charles W. Allen aka Walter Charles(brother)
Walter Charles Allen (brother)
Robert George Allen (brother)
Jack Allen (brother)
John Richard Allen, Sr. (brother)
Helen C. (nee Piller) Allen/Wolfenbarger (wife)
Linda A. Allen/Vann (daughter)
Nancy Jean Allen/Muster (daughter)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 489th Field Artillery Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: December 5, 1944
Status: Died Of Wounds
Place of death: Merzenhausen, Kreis Düren, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot L, Row 11, Grave 14
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: December 29, 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana
Other information:
Together with an officer, he was sent forward to explore for his unit.
He was first buried at block I, row 10, grave 242 on the same day of his death. He was disinterred on 28 June 1848 and given his final resting place on 23 February 1949.
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