Born: unknown
Died:
Campaigns Served: None with First Battalion
Highest Rank Attained: Corporal
Decorations:
Richard Allen served as an assistant squad leader in the Weapons platoon during training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He was traveled to Camp Pendleton, California, and continued training through the summer of 1943.
Allen was promoted to Corporal on August 3, 1943, and transferred to the 4th Amphibious Tractor Battalion three days later. The details of his further service are unknown, though he likely saw action in the invasions of Kwajalein, Guam, and Okinawa.