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William Clayborn Allen (1910-1941)

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EM1c William Clayborn Allen, Jr. was born 30 October 1910 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States to William Clayborn Allen (1884-1919) and Mallie Cora Melvina Coffman (1889-1949) and died 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of unspecified causes. He married Margaret Frances McCandless (1914-2004) 9 December 1938 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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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.

This sailor was a casualty of the horrific explosion that day onboard the USS Arizona and is remembered at the USS Arizona Memorial.

Duties of the Electrician Mate: Duties: Use electrical tools and repair electrical equipment. Charge storage batteries. Wind armatures. Stand watch on main gyrocompass and in main control room of electrically driven ships. Repair telephone circuits. Apply first aid in case of electrical shock.






Siblings


Offspring of William Clayborn Allen (1884-1919) and Mallie Cora Melvina Coffman (1889-1949)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Naomi Allen (1908-2008)
William Clayborn Allen (1910-1941) 30 October 1910 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States Margaret Frances McCandless (1914-2004)


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