Magoffin County KyArchives Obituaries.....Allen, Woodrow D.A.V. Aug 20, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Montgomery Parsons http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000062 Sep 2006 Salyersville Independent 09/16/2006 Military Rites Held for Allen Military Rites were held on September 11, 2004 at the Salyersville Funeral Home for Comrade Woodrow Allen by DAV Chapter 15 and 18. Comrade Allen entered the U.S. Navy in 1938 and was discharged July 18, 1969 with twenty-three years, six months, and fourteen days of active service. Comrade Allen held the rank of SHI E-6 Comrade Allen's medals included American Defense (1) Star, American Area Assisted Pacific (11) Stars, Victory Medal, European African (1)Star, Phillipine Liberation (2) Stars. Comrade Allen was a survivor of Pearl Harbor. Members of DAV Chapter 15 and 18 who participated were RC Arnett, James Montgomery, Chester Blanton, Melvin Blanton, Michael Blanton, Roy Todd Preston, Chester Howard, Billy G. Lewis, Norman Miller, John Matthew, and Bill Leidy. This record transcribed from image. (Misprint on year?) United States Social Security Death Index Name Woodrow W Allen Middle Name W State Kentucky Last Place of Residence Carter, Kentucky Previous Residence Postal Code 41143 Age 90 Birth Date 19 Dec 1916 Death Date 20 Aug 2006 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/magoffin/obits/a/allenwoodrow.txt