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Claude Evans Allen
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Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
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Date of Death
March 2, 1951
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen was a decorated veteran of World War II. In Korea, he commanded the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On March 2, 1951, during "Operation Killer" near Chipyong-ni, South Korea, his unit was being relieved by friendly forces. He was killed by enemy mortar fragments. |
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