Marvin Allen

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/31/1944

Marvin Allen was born in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas on April 25, 1925. He was drafted
into the Army on September 11, 1943 at Little Rock, Arkansas. His home of residence was listed as
Grant County, Arkansas and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm Hands, General Farms.
He had completed grammar school and was single with no depemdents. His religion was listed
as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company C as a Private, from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 13, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on July 4, 1944.

Sergeant Allen was killed in action in France in the area near St. Lô on July 31, 1944 during Operation Cobra,
the breakout from Normandy.

Decorations of Marvin Allen

Marvin Allen was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
La Cambe Cemetery, Isigny, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Arkansas.

Burial:
Bethel South Cemetery
Sheridan
Grant County
Arkansas

Grave monument for Marvin Allen
(Note the inscription misspelled as "SANLOE".
It should read "St. Lô".)

Photo by CJ from the Find A Grave website

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