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Lieutenant Arthur H. Allen, Jr.
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Arthur H. Allen, Jr. entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps U.S. Army Air Corps] from Arkansas. He served with the Army Air Corps, 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron as a Second Lieutenant.
  
== Lieutenant Arthur H. Allen, Jr. ==
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Arthur H. Allen, Jr. entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps U.S. Army Air Corps] from Arkansas. He served with the Army Air Corps, 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron as a Second Lieutenant.  
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== Personal History ==
===Awards and Honors===
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Arthur H. Allen, Jr. was born in 1920 in Garland County, Arkansas to parents Arthur H. Allen and Jessie M. Allen. He had three siblings: Mary Lu Allen, Billy Allen, and Mary Anna Allen. Allen, Jr. attended Arkansas State Teachers College from 1937-1941 and then joined the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps U.S. Army Air Corps]. During his time at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Central_Arkansas The Arkansas State Teachers College] Allen was on the football squad and was also a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity.
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'''Awards and Honors'''
 
*Won his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrew_Badge wings] in service
 
*Won his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrew_Badge wings] in service
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States) Distinguished Flying Cross] with Oak Leaf Cluster
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States) Distinguished Flying Cross] with Oak Leaf Cluster
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart Purple Heart]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart Purple Heart]
  
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== Personal History ==
 
Arthur H. Allen, Jr. was born in 1920 in Garland County, Arkansas to parents Arthur H. Allen and Jessie M. Allen. He had three siblings: Mary Lu Allen, Billy Allen, and Mary Anna Allen. Allen, Jr. attended Arkansas State Teachers College from 1937-1941 and then joined the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps U.S. Army Air Corps]. During his time at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Central_Arkansas The Arkansas State Teachers College] Allen was on the football squad and was also a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity.
 
 
 
== Death ==
 
 
Lieutenant Arthur H. Allen, Jr. died on Thursday, August 3, 1944 on the south coast of China. Allen, Jr. never returned from a mission over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan Hainan Island] and was declared missing in action (MIA) and buried at sea. His remains are still unrecovered, however he is memorialized at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_American_Cemetery Manila American Cemetery and Memorial], in Metro Manila National Capital Region, Philippines.  
 
Lieutenant Arthur H. Allen, Jr. died on Thursday, August 3, 1944 on the south coast of China. Allen, Jr. never returned from a mission over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan Hainan Island] and was declared missing in action (MIA) and buried at sea. His remains are still unrecovered, however he is memorialized at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_American_Cemetery Manila American Cemetery and Memorial], in Metro Manila National Capital Region, Philippines.  
  
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Lieutenant Arthur H. Allen, Jr. Arthur H. Allen, Jr. entered the U.S. Army Air Corps from Arkansas. He served with the Army Air Corps, 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron as a Second Lieutenant.


Personal History

Arthur H. Allen, Jr. was born in 1920 in Garland County, Arkansas to parents Arthur H. Allen and Jessie M. Allen. He had three siblings: Mary Lu Allen, Billy Allen, and Mary Anna Allen. Allen, Jr. attended Arkansas State Teachers College from 1937-1941 and then joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. During his time at The Arkansas State Teachers College Allen was on the football squad and was also a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity.

Awards and Honors

Lieutenant Arthur H. Allen, Jr. died on Thursday, August 3, 1944 on the south coast of China. Allen, Jr. never returned from a mission over Hainan Island and was declared missing in action (MIA) and buried at sea. His remains are still unrecovered, however he is memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, in Metro Manila National Capital Region, Philippines.


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