The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Charles Allen
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
C CO 24 INF 25 DIV
Date of Death
March 31, 1951
Sergeant Allen was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 6, 1950 and returned to duty on October 10, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Chongchon River near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 28, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. SGT Allen's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.