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Home State
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Year of Birth
1918 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Allen, Kermit, BM2c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Wayland, KY |
Last Address
Wayland, KY
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Casualty Date
Feb 18, 1945 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Court 5 (cenotaph) |
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1939-1940, S1c-0000, USS Nitro (AE-2)
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1940-1943, BM-0000, USS Mccawley (AP-10)
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1943-1943, BM-0000, USS McCawley (APA-4)
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1943-1943, BM-0000, USS President Jackson (APA-18)
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1944-1945, BM-0000, Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) 15
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1944-1945, BM-0000, USS Blessman (APD-48)
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Aug 16, 1939, Promoted to S1c
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Oct 01, 1942, Promoted to COX
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Feb 01, 1943, Promoted to BM2
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Aug 05, 1943, Summary Court Martial
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Jul 19, 2020, General Photos 3
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Last Known Activity
On 18 February 1945, an enemy bomber identified as a "Betty", came in at 2121, very low over the port quarter, strafing, and scored a direct bomb hit in the USS Blessman's (APD-48) starboard mess hall, above her number one engine room. A second bomb hit her stack, glanced off, and splashed close aboard without exploding. Fire broke out immediately in the mess hall, galley, and troop quarters on the main deck; and the ship lost all power. Heavy smoke forced the abandonment of the number two fire and engine rooms, while a 500-gallon-per-minute portable pump was demolished and all other such pumps were rendered inoperable by the shock. This damage reduced Blessman's crew to bucket brigades and the use of helmets to try to keep the blaze from spreading. Her sailors jettisoned topside ammunition aft, and attempted to clear ammunition from clipping rooms and bedding from troop quarters to halt the fire's spread. At 2250, anti-aircraft and small arms ammunition began exploding, forcing the evacuation of wounded to stern. In all, 40 men were killed.
BM2 Allen was killed in action and buried at sea by his shipmates.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 2872694
The information contained within this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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