Allen, Lloyd A.

1923 - 1994  (71 years)

• Name	Allen, Lloyd A.
  Birth	1 Aug 1923	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ALLE.L004
  _FGRAVE	173788581
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Company L, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd 'Second to None' Infantry Division, United States Army  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on July 21, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Rifleman, 745. Departed the U.S. on New Year' Day 1945 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company L, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd 'Second to None' Infantry Division Through the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on March 24, 1946 at The Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2004053
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Allen, Lloyd A. (1923-1994) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
  		2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
  		23rd Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Central Europe
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Allen, Lloyd A. (1923-1994)
  Death	6 Dec 1994	Americana Nursing Home, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	WHITE HEATH — Lloyd A. Allen, 71, of White Heath died at 5 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 6, 1994) at the Americana Nursing Home in Urbana.
  Burial	Christian Home Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Allen, Lloyd A.
  		Headstone, Allen, Lloyd A.
  Person ID	I43095	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Allen, Hairm Dellace,   b. 4 Jan 1883, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1962, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Fitzgerald, Itha,   b. 1 Sep 1889, Illinois d. Feb 1980, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F9966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ford, Kizzie Pauline,   b. 18 Nov 1913, Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky d. 17 Dec 2000, Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1923 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Dec 1994 - Americana Nursing Home, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - - Christian Home Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Published in the Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) on Saturday, December 10, 1994: Lloyd Allen WHITE HEATH — Lloyd A. Allen, 71, of White Heath died at 5 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 6, 1994) at the Americana Nursing Home in Urbana. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today at the Christian Home Cemetery in Louisville. A memorial service was Friday evening at the Sangamon Valley Christian Church in Mahomet. Shrader Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born Aug. 1, 1923, in Louisville, the son of Hairm and Itha Fitzgerald Allen. He married Pauline Greenwood; she survives. Also surviving are four sons, George and James Allen of White Heath, Lloyd Allen of Dewey and Arnold Allen of Champaign; a stepson, Charles Emberton of Atwood; a stepdaughter, Jessie Wilman of Mattoon; three brothers, Ianthus and Lavan Allen of Louisville and Robert Allen of Iola; five sisters, Clayora Dawkins, Delorus Greenwood and Dantzell Foster, all of Flora, Cloetilla Rogers of Rinard and Roberta Allen of Louisville; 10 grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild and 11 stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers. Mr. Allen was an electrical contractor and a WWII veteran. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13480] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Allen, Lloyd A., 71, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173788581) (Reliability: 2). [S13481] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Allen, Lloyd A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173788581) (Reliability: 2). [S14959] World War II Honoree, Lloyd A. Allen, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2004053) (Reliability: 2).