Rank and Name, Ensign Richard W. Allen.
Unit/Placed in, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.
Richard was a Pilot and Flying an Vought F4U Corsair with the Fighter Squadron “The Gay Blades” VF-75 and onboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt as there base.
Richard is born approx. on 5 July 1924 in Santa Clara County, California.
Father, Frank Buford Allen.
Mother, Velma Evans (Coe) Allen.
Richard enlisted the service in California with service number # 0-453322.
Richard died during his stay onboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (probably fell overboard and drowned) on Feb. 13, 1946 (post-war), he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Richard is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Tablets of the missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Park View Cemetery and Funeral Home, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California, USA.
Thanks to https://www.navy.mil/navydata/nav_legacy.asp?id=58
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
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Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
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Frank D. Allen was an Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve, assigned as a Pilot flying a Vought F4U Corsair in the attack Squadron “The Gay Blades” (VF-75).
Richard died during his stay onboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (probably fell overboard and drowned) on Feb. 13, 1946 (post-war), he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
