Allen, Woodrow Hugh, AMM1c

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rate
Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class

Last Primary NEC
AMM-0000-Aviation Machinist's Mate

Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Machinist's Mate

Primary Unit
1942-1943, AMM-0000, USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1)

Service Years
1939 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1918

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Casualty Info

Home Town McKinney, Collin County, Texas
Casualty Date Sep 04, 1943
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Pacific	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates Q 0 40

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1943, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	1943, World War II Fallen

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Navy Presidential Unit Citation - 1942

Name of Award
Navy Presidential Unit Citation

Devices
none

Year Awarded
1942

Last Updated:
Dec 1, 2011

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Details Behind Award

Wounded on the USS Hornet, October 1942. Killed in action September 1943. The Hornet was awarded 4 Service stars. He also received the Presidential Unit Citation as part of Torpedo Squadron 8 operating from U.S.S. Hornet CV-8.

My Photos From This Award

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