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Pvt Wiley T Allen

134th Infantry Regiment - Company E

Wiley Thadious Allen, son of Jesse Carl and Darthula (Frost) Allen, was born March 27, 1910 in White County, Arkansas. He registered for the draft October 16, 1940, was inducted into the Army December 11, 1943 at Little Rock Arkansas, and entered active service December 31, 1943. He departed the U.S. on August 11 and arrived in the ETO August 22, 1944. He joined Company E, 134th Infantry Regiment as a Rifleman from the 38th Replacement Battalion on September 11, 1944. The day he joined, the 134th Infantry was engaged in a battle for the bridge over the Moselle River at Flavigny, France. Pvt Wiley T Allen was wounded in action by multiple shell fragments on September 11, 1944. He was initially treated at the 2nd Battalion Aid Station, before being transferred to the 110th Medical Battalion Clearing Station and the 39th Evacuation Hospital. After being released from the hospital he served with Company A, 9th Medical Battalion as an Ambulance Driver in France, Belgium, and into Germany for 7 months and was promoted to T/5. He evacuated patients from the collection station to the clearing station and made minor repairs to the ambulance as necessary. He returned to the U.S. after the war's end, departing the ETO December 21, 1945 and arrived in the U.S. January 1, 1946. He was separated from the Army January 5, 1946. Wiley T. Allen was awarded a Purple Heart Medal for wounds received as a result of enemy action, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon with 3 Bronze Service Stars for the Northern France, Rhineland, and Central European Campaigns, the Good Conduct Medal, and WWII Victory Medal. Wiley T Allen passed away May 10, 1998 at Dallas, Texas. He is buried at Concord Cemetery, Lonoke, Arkansas.

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