Born: December 1, 1918
Died: September 7, 1999
Campaigns Served: Iwo Jima (wounded)
Highest Rank Attained: Private First Class
Decorations: Purple Heart
Private Allan Duncan joined Able Company after the Tinian campaign. He served in one of the platoons as a rifleman.
Duncan was wounded on February 20, 1945, but returned to the company three days later. The picture below was taken by a Marine Corps photographer as Able Company was being relieved from combat at the Meat Grinder.
Allan Duncan and Alva Perry coming back from the Meat Grinder, March 1945.
Duncan was discharged as a Private First Class and returned to Nashville after the war. He died in 1999 and is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Photo by Chris Cotton, FindAGrave.com volunteer.