Rank and Name, Private First Class Ernest Weldon Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 35^th Infantry Regiment, 25^th Infantry Division ”Tropical Lightning”.

Ernest is born on Aug, 27, 1916 in Texas.

Father, John H. Allen.

Mother, Lenora N. (Squyres) Allen.

Sisters, Ann A. Maggie L. Nora M. Evie L. and Nelva L. Allen.

Brothers, James E. Alvis E. Arlon B. and Johnny L. Allen.

Ernest enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 38082796.

Ernest was KIA coming across Enemy positions at their Defense position at Vella, Solomon Island on Sep.4 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Ernest is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/