Arthur Leroy Allison was born 21 September 1880 in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States to Andrew K Allison (1842-1921) and Elizabeth Jane Falls (1847-1905) and died 2 December 1968 Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of unspecified causes. He married Icy O Bain (1888-1972) 25 February 1908 in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States.
Biography
1941 Pearl Harbor Attack
Photograph of Battleship Row taken from a Japanese plane at the beginning of the attack.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' formal entry into World War II.
Two of Arthur children were serving side-by-side as firemen onboard the USS Arizona and died there that fateful day.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Baby Bain Allison (1909-1909) | |||
| Barness William Allison (1911-1996) | |||
| Andrew K. Allison (1915-1941) | 16 August 1915 Hardin County, Tennessee, United States | 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States | |
| John T. Allison (1920-1941) | 28 November 1920 Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States | 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States | |
| Evelyn Allison (1924-2011) | |||
Siblings
Residences
See Also
- Arthur Allison
- Allison Family
- Allison in Hardin County, Tennessee
- Arthur Allison, FamilySearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LQ5B-TQJ, retrieved 21 Jan 2025