ALLEN, Frank B, GySgt, 585 SN: 205334
Born: 10 Aug 1909 Texas
Enlisted USMC: 1st 05 May 1926; 2nd 16 Sep 1940;
Died: 21 May 1944 (Killed in the West Loch Disaster, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI; Section B, Row 0, Site 843
Recruit Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA
May-Aug 1926 Pvt, Recruit Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA “4May26, jd by enl at this Post”
Sep 1926 Pvt, 10th Company, 4th Regiment (1st Battalion) Mail Guards
Oct 1926 Pvt, 26th MG & How Co, 1st Bn, 4th Mar, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA
Recruit Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA
Nov 1926 Pvt, Recruit Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA “5Nov26, jd fr 26thMG&HowCo, 4th Regt, Post by S/RS; 5-23, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif,. 24, jd in person”
Sea School Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA
Jan-Apr 1927 Pvt, Sea School Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA
May-Jun 1927 Trumpeter, Sea School Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA “19May27, rank changed fr Private to Trumpeter”
Rifle Range Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA
Jul-Dec 1927 Trumpeter, Rifle Range Detachment, Recruit Depot, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA

Jan 1928 Trumpeter, 2nd Overseas Platoon, HQ and Hq Co, MCB, NOB, San Diego, CA

50th Company, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regt, 2nd Marine Brigade, Limay, Nicaragua
Jan-Dec 1928 Trumpeter, 50th Co, 2ndBn, 11thMarRegt, 2ndMarBrig, Limay, Nicaragua “6Jan28, jd fr OP, Hq&HqCo, MCB, NOB , San Diego, CA”
Jan-Oct 1929 Trumpeter, 50th Co, 2ndBn, 11thMarRegt, 2ndMarBrig, Limay, Nicaragua

Guard Company #1, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Oct 1929-May 1930 Trumpeter, Guard Company #1, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, Calif. “Trumpeter, 3May30, disch Exp of Enl, Char Excellent; Award GCMed; Assigned Class III FMCR for four years fr 4May30”

3rd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, MCB, San Diego, CA
Sep 1940 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MCB, BTrs, San Diego, CA “ 17, Jd fr WRD, San Francisco, Calif.”
Oct 1940 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MCB, BTrs, San Diego, CA
Nov 1940 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MCB, BTrs, San Diego, CA “1, qual Mks.; 9, to Co M, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Post”

M Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Nov 1940 Pvt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “9, fr 3rdRecBn, RD, BTrs, Post”
Dec 1940 Pvt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “21-28, fur.”
Jan 1941 Pvt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 PFC, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “28, pro.(temp)”
M Company, 3rdBattalion, 6thMarines(Rein), 1stMarine Brigade(Prov), I Corps, AF, Iceland
Jul 1941 PFC, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar(Rein), 1stMarBrig(Prov), I Corps(Prov), AF, Iceland
Oct 1941 Cpl, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar(Rein), 1stMarBrig(Prov), I Corps(Prov), AF, Iceland
Jan 1942 Cpl, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar(Rein), 1stMarBrig(Prov), I Corps(Prov), AF, Iceland
M Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Sgt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, USS PRESIDENT ADAMS, San Diego, CA “28-30, Rear Echelon, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
Jul 1942 PltSgt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-27, temp det d as instr MG School, Green’s Farm, Camp; 3, pro.(temp)”
M Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PltSgt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “PlSgt, 1st Plat.”
Jan 1943 PltSgt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “PlSgt, 1st Plat.”
Apr 1943 GySgt, M Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “CoGySgt”
H&S Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 GySgt, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “CoGySgt; BnPoliceSgt”
Oct 1943 GySgt, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “CoGySgt; BnPoliceSgt”
Jan 1944 GySgt, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “CoGySgt; BnPoliceSgt”
Apr 1944 GySgt 585, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Hq; BnPoliceSgt; CoGySgt”
May 1944 GySgt 585, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Hq; BnPoliceSgt; CoGySgt; 21, died while on duty, aboard LST-179, West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Europe-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-2 stars
World War II Victory Medal
Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal

Allen, Frank B., GySgt