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Owen Merl McAllister

Private First Class Army World War II

Army
Army
Private First Class
Private First Class
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Unit
Company D 511 Parachute Infantry
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
05/26/1943 – 12/08/1945
Date of Birth
08/14/1923
Date of Death
08/14/1994
Hometown
UNKNOWN, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with 3 Bronze Service Stars, Bronze Arrowhead, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 Bronze Service Stars, American Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Ribbon
Burial Location
Paris Twp: Oakdale
Monument Paver
Yes — Section D
Overseas Service
Southern Philippines; Luzon- wounded November 1944 Leyte February 1945 Manilla; New Guinea - Asiatic Pacific
Township (entering service)
UNKNOWN
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
School
Byhalia High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Combat Infantryman Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge

Biography

Overseas service: Southern Philippines; Luzon- wounded November 1944 Leyte February 1945 Manilla; New Guinea - Asiatic Pacific. School: Byhalia High School.

Source: DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. ?, p. 460 | Ancestry - Find A Grave; SS Applications and Claims Index 1936-2007