Billy James Allen

Korean War
Service #37345554
UnitA BTRY 57 FA BN 7 DIV
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 6 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant First Class Allen was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant First Class Allen was a member of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy along the eastern shore of the Chosin Reservoir near Hagaru, North Korea on December 6, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.